geac
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geac m (genitive singular geac, nominative plural geacanna)
Declension edit
Declension of geac
Mutation edit
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 edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “geac” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “geac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of geac (strong a-stem)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
geac n (plural geacuri)
Declension edit
Declension of geac
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) geac | geacul | (niște) geacuri | geacurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) geac | geacului | (unor) geacuri | geacurilor |
vocative | geacule | geacurilor |