forc

See also: fforc

Catalan

Etymology

From forca.

Pronunciation

Noun

forc m (plural forcs)

  1. a little span (distance from thumb to forefinger)
  2. string (bulbs of onion, garlic, etc. tied together in a line for storage)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Irish
forc

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish forc, from Latin furca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fˠoɾˠk/

Noun

forc m (genitive singular foirc, nominative plural foirc)

  1. fork
    Synonym: gabhlóg
  2. pitchfork
    Synonym: pice

Declension
Declension of forc

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative forc foirc
Vocative a fhoirc a fhorca
Genitive foirc forc
Dative forc foirc

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an forc na foirc
Genitive an fhoirc na bhforc
Dative leis an bhforc

don fhorc

 leis na foirc

Derived terms
  • forc éisc (“fish fork”)
  • forc féir (“hay-fork”)
  • forc rósta (“roasting fork”)
  • forc spóla, forc spólta (“carving fork”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
forc fhorc bhforc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “forc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “forc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “forc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin furca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fork/

Noun

forc (gender unknown)

  1. fork
    Synonym: gabul
  2. pronged spear
  3. hand, clutch, grasp

Inflection

Only the nominative singular and the genitive plural are attested; both forms are forc.

The gender is unknown; the Latin etymon is feminine and the modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic descendants are masculine, but the word is not well attested enough to tell when the gender switch happened.

Descendants
  • Irish: forc
  • Scottish Gaelic: forc, forca

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
forc ḟorc forc
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish forc, from Latin furca. Doublet of forca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrˠxk/

Noun

forc m (genitive singular fuirc, plural forcan)

  1. Synonym of forca (“fork”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
forcfhorc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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