geac

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟak/

Noun

geac m (genitive singular geac, nominative plural geacanna)

1. yak

Declension

Declension of geac

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative geac geacanna Vocative a gheac a gheacanna Genitive geac geacanna Dative geac geacanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an geac na geacanna Genitive an gheac na ngeacanna Dative leis an ngeac don gheac leis na geacanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæ͜ɑːk/

Noun

ġēac m

1. cuckoo
   • The Seafarer, line 53:

     Swylce geac monað  geomran reorde.

     So the cuckoo yearns with a sad voice.

Declension

Declension of ġēac (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġēac	ġēacas
accusative	ġēac	ġēacas
genitive	ġēaces	ġēaca
dative	ġēace	ġēacum

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝeac, ȝek
  • English: yeke, yek

Derived terms

• ġēaces sūre