Gréc
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Noun
editGréc m (genitive Gréic, nominative plural Gréic)
- a Greek (person)
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 9a22 (Wikisource link)
- Cía for·comam-ni ríagoil sen-Gréc hi scríbunt in dá caractar isnaib ɔsonaib ucut, ro·cruthaigsemmar camaiph immurgu óen charactar – ·f· tar hési ·p· co tinfeth – i n‑epertaib Latinṅdaib.
- Although we preserve the rule of the ancient Greeks in writing the two characters in those consonants, we have, however, formed one character – f instead of p with lenition – in Latin words.
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 207b11
- Cit comṡuidigthi la Grécu ní écen dúnni beta comṡuidigthi linn.
- Although they are compounds in Greek (lit. “with the Greeks”), it is not necessary for us that they be compounds in our language (lit. “with us”).
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 9a22 (Wikisource link)
Declension
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | Gréc | GrécL | GréicL |
Vocative | Gréic | GrécL | GrécuH |
Accusative | GrécN | GrécL | GrécuH |
Genitive | GréicL | Gréc | GrécN |
Dative | GrécL | Grécaib | Grécaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
edit- ⇒ Irish: Gréagach
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin Graeca (lingua).
Proper noun
editGréc f (genitive Gréice)
- Greek (language)
Declension
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | GrécL | — | — |
Vocative | GrécL | — | — |
Accusative | GréicN | — | — |
Genitive | GréiceH | — | — |
Dative | GréicL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Gréc | Gréc pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nGréc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gréc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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