áirc
See also: airc
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish árc, áirc (“coffer, chest; Ark of the covenant”), borrowed from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”).
Noun
áirc f (genitive singular áirce)
- ark
Declension
Declension of áirc
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Áirc an Chonartha f (“the Ark of the Covenant”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
áirc | n-áirc | háirc | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "áirc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “árc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Noun
áirc f
- Alternative form of árc (“coffer, chest; Ark of the covenant”)
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
árc | unchanged | n-árc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “árc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.