Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin gaius.

Noun

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géc m (plural gécs) (ORB, broad)

  1. Eurasian jay

References

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  • geai in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • géc in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kankā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (branch). Cognate with Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Lithuanian šakà (branch) and Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, plough).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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géc f

  1. branch, bough
  2. limb

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gécL géicL gécaH
Vocative gécL géicL gécaH
Accusative géicN géicL gécaH
Genitive géiceH gécL gécN
Dative géicL gécaib gécaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: géag
  • Scottish Gaelic: geug

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
géc géc
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngéc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.