muc
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin muccus, from mūcus. Compare Daco-Romanian muc.
Noun
muc m (plural muts)
Related terms
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish mucc, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus (compare Welsh moch (“pigs”), Cornish mogh, Breton moc’h).
Pronunciation
Noun
muc f (genitive singular muice, nominative plural muca)
Declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bolgach muice (“swine-pox”)
- cró muc, cró muice (“pigpen, pigsty”)
- fiabhras muc, tinneas muc (“swine fever”)
- fliú na muc (“swine flu”)
- muc ghuine (“guinea pig”)
- muc shneachta (“snowdrift”)
- mucachán (“pig, swine”) (of person)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
muc | mhuc | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “muc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muc(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “muc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “muc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Manx
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish mucc, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus (compare Welsh moch (“pigs”), Cornish mogh, Breton moc’h).
Noun
muc f (genitive singular muickey or muigey, plural mucyn or muckyn or muick)
- pig
- Ta enney ec muc er muc elley. ― Birds of a feather flock together. (Literally, 'a pig knows another pig.')
Derived terms
- coo muigey (“boarhound”)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
muc | vuc | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muc(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Etymology
Either from its plural form muci, from Latin mucci, or from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).
Noun
muc m (plural muci)
Declension
Noun
muc n (plural mucuri)
Related terms
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish mucc, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus (compare Welsh moch (“pigs”), Cornish mogh, Breton moc’h).
Pronunciation
Noun
muc f (genitive singular muice, plural mucan)
Derived terms
- creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich (“asparagus”)
- muc-bhiorach (“dolphin or whale”)
- muc-locha (“European perch”)
- muc-mhara (“whale”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
muc | mhuc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muc(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- ga:Military
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- gv:Pigs
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- gd:Female animals
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