sebac
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English heafoc, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz. The change of initial consonant is due to a reinterpretation of /h/ as the lenited equivalent of /s/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʲevak/
Noun
sebac m
- hawk
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: seabhac
- Manx: shawk
- Scottish Gaelic: seabhag
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| sebac | ṡebac | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||