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arcu

See also: arcú

Aromanian

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Etymology

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From Latin arcus. Compare Romanian arc.

Noun

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arcu n (plural arcuri or artsi/artse)

  1. bow (weapon)

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾku/ [ˈaɾ.ku]
  • Rhymes: -aɾku
  • Hyphenation: ar‧cu

Noun

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arcu m (plural arcos)

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. (music) bow (used to play instruments)
  3. (geometry) arc
  4. (architecture) arch

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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arcū

  1. ablative singular of arcus

Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *ɸarsketi, cognate to Welsh erchi and more distantly Latin posco. Other forms of this verb mainly survive in derivatives formed with com-; see Related terms for these.

Verb

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arcu

  1. to beseech

Usage notes

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  • Arcu is almost always used with the fossilized noun fuin (cognate to Latin venia) as its direct object. The beseeched person is indicated by prepositional constructions with either imm or do.

Inflection

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All inflections except the first-person singular present absolute were already lost by Old Irish times.

Simple, class B I present
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. arcu; arco
conj.
rel.
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj.
rel.
perfect deut.
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative
verbal noun
past participle
verbal of necessity
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Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾku/
  • Hyphenation: àr‧cu

Noun

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arcu m (plural archi)

  1. (weaponry) bow
  2. (music) bow
  3. (geometry) arc
  4. (architecture) arch

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