airdircus
Middle Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From airdirc + -us, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (“in front of”) + *derk- (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
airdircus m
- fame, renown
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus lan hEriu dia aurdarcus.
- Ailbhe was the dog’s name, and Ireland was full of his fame.
Descendants edit
- Irish: oirirceas
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
airdircus | unchanged | n-airdircus |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “airdircus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language