mairc

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠaɾʲc/

Etymology 1

Noun

mairc f (genitive singular mairce, nominative plural mairceanna)

1. gall (sore or open wound caused by chafing; sore on a horse), sore

   Synonyms: cneá, créacht

Declension

Declension of mairc

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative mairc mairceanna Vocative a mhairc a mhairceanna Genitive mairce mairceanna Dative mairc mairceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhairc na mairceanna Genitive na mairce na mairceanna Dative leis an mairc don mhairc leis na mairceanna

Alternative forms

• mailc (Ulster)

Derived terms

• mairceach

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mairc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mairc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 459
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mairc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 47

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mairc m

1. inflection of marc (“horse; mark, shilling”):
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mairc	mhairc	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.