derg

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English

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Etymology

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Mutated clipping of dragon, possibly by insertion of a neutral vowel given textual abbreviation "drg."

Pronunciation

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Noun

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derg (plural dergs)

  1. (furry fandom, endearing, chiefly Internet slang) A dragon.
    Synonyms: draggy, dwaggy, dwagon

Anagrams

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *dergos (red, crimson), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (to dim, darken); compare Old English deorc (dark) and Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (cloud).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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derg

  1. red
    Synonyms: flann, rúad

Declension

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative derg derg derg
Vocative deirg*
derg**
Accusative derg deirg
Genitive deirg deirge deirg
Dative derg deirg derg
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative deirg derga
Vocative dergu
derga
Accusative dergu
derga
Genitive derg
Dative dergaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

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  • Irish: dearg
  • Manx: jiarg
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearg

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
derg derg
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
nderg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Zazaki

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (darəga), Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).

Adjective

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derg (comparative dehana derg, superlative tewr derg)

  1. long
  2. tall

Derived terms

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