geac
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
geac m (genitive singular geac, nominative plural geacanna)
Declension
Declension of geac
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geac | gheac | ngeac |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “geac”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “geac”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġēac m
- cuckoo
- The Seafarer, line 53:
- Swylce geac monað geomran reorde.
- So the cuckoo yearns with a sad voice.
- The Seafarer, line 53:
Declension
Declension of ġēac (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Derived terms
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