ícc

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See also: icc and ICC

Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *īkkā, a variant or derivative of *yekkā (from which come Welsh iach, Breton yac'h, and Cornish yagh (healthy) as well as Gaulish Iaccus). The Proto-Celtic word is of uncertain origin; a connection with Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, cure, medicine) and Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀐𐀴𐀪𐀊𐀂 (a-ke-ti-ri-ja-i), 𐀊𐀐𐀳𐀩 (ja-ke-te-re, healers) is possible but phonologically difficult.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (nominative/vocative singular): IPA(key): /iːk/
  • (accusative/dative singular): IPA(key): /iːkʲ/

Noun[edit]

ícc f

  1. verbal noun of íccaid
  2. cure
  3. salvation
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 11a24
      Ní gessam-ni níi bes chotarsne dïar n-ícc.
      We should not pray for anything that is opposed to our salvation.
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 17d27
      Aní trá as chotarsne fri hícc ní étar cía gessir.
      Whatever, then, is contrary to salvation is not obtained even if it is prayed for.
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 57d11
      Ní derchoínfet a n‑íc hó Día.
      They will not despair of their salvation from God.
  4. payment

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative íccL
Vocative íccL
Accusative íccN
Genitive ícceH
Dative íccL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: íoc
  • Manx: eeck
  • Scottish Gaelic: ìoc

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ícc unchanged n-ícc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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