adharc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɪɾˠk/, [ˈɑɪə̯ɾˠk]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈai(ə)ɾˠk/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /eːɾˠk/, [eəɾˠk]; (older) /ɤːɾˠk/

Noun

adharc f (genitive singular adhairce, nominative plural adharca)

1. horn (of animal), antlers
2. horn material (substance from which horns are made)
3. horn, feeler
4. horn vessel, drinking horn
5. peak
6. (music) horn, trumpet
7. horn (of vehicle); buzzer (in factory, etc.)
8. erection (of penis)

Declension

Declension of adharc

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative adharc adharca Vocative a adharc a adharca Genitive adhairce adharc Dative adharc adhairc (archaic, dialectal) adharca

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an adharc na hadharca Genitive na hadhairce na n-adharc Dative leis an adharc leis an adhairc (archaic, dialectal) don adharc don adhairc (archaic, dialectal) leis na hadharca

Derived terms

• adhaircín
• adharc an phúca
• adharcach
• adharcacht
• adharcáil
• adharcán
• dí-adharc
• gearr-adharcach

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adharc	n-adharc	hadharc	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) “adharc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aḋarc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 5
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adharc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “adharc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “adharc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɤ.əɾk/

Noun

adharc f (genitive singular adhairc, plural adharcan)

1. horn (growth on an animal's head)

Derived terms

• aon-adharcach m (“unicorn”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adharc	n-adharc	h-adharc	t-adharc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “adharc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 adarc, aiderc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language