geac
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟak/
Noun
geac m (genitive singular geac, nominative plural geacanna)
- yak
Declension
Declension of geac
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geac | gheac | ngeac |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “geac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “geac” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “geac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġǣc, ġēc
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæ͜ɑːk/
Noun
ġēac m
- cuckoo
- The Seafarer, line 53:
- Swylce geac monað geomran reorde.
- So the cuckoo yearns with a sad voice.
- The Seafarer, line 53:
Declension
Declension of geac (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | ġēac | ġēacas |
accusative | ġēac | ġēacas |
genitive | ġēaces | ġēaca |
dative | ġēace | ġēacum |
Derived terms
- ġēaces sūre
Descendants
- Middle English: ȝeac, ȝek
- English: yek
Romanian
Etymology
From English jack.
Noun
geac n (plural geacuri)
- (nautical) jack (small national flag)
Declension
Declension of geac
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) geac | geacul | (niște) geacuri | geacurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) geac | geacului | (unor) geacuri | geacurilor |
vocative | geacule | geacurilor |