adharc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (“horn”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑɪɾˠk/, [ˈɑɪə̯ɾˠk][1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /əiɾˠk/, /əiəɾˠk/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /eːɾˠk/, [eəɾˠk]; (older) /ɤːɾˠk/[2]

Noun

adharc f (genitive singular adhairce, nominative plural adharca)

  1. horn (of animal), antlers
    1. horn material (substance from which horns are made)
  2. horn, feeler
  3. horn vessel, drinking horn
  4. peak
  5. (music) horn, trumpet
    1. horn (of vehicle); buzzer (in factory, etc.)
  6. erection (of penis)

Declension
Declension of adharc

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative adharc adharca
Vocative a adharc a adharca
Genitive adhairce adharc
Dative adharc
adhairc (archaic, dialectal)		 adharca

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an adharc na hadharca
Genitive na hadhairce na n-adharc
Dative leis an adharc
leis an adhairc (archaic, dialectal)

don adharc
don adhairc (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na hadharca

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
adharc n-adharc hadharc not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 20
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 30

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (“horn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɤ.əɾk/

Noun

adharc f (genitive singular adhairc, plural adharcan)

  1. horn (growth on an animal's head)

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
adharcn-adharch-adharct-adharc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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