See also: RUC and rực

English edit

Noun edit

ruc (plural rucs)

  1. Alternative form of roc

Anagrams edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Perhaps imitative of the cry of a donkey or a cry used to call a donkey.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ruc m (plural rucs, feminine ruca)

  1. donkey
    Synonyms: ase, burro
  2. (figurative) fool

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

ruc (feminine ruca, masculine plural rucs, feminine plural ruques)

  1. foolish

Further reading edit

Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

·ruc

  1. third-person singular perfect prototonic of beirid

Usage notes edit

Also sometimes used in absolute position, where deuterotonic forms are normally expected.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: rug

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
·ruc
also ·rruc
·ruc
pronounced with /-r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.