Gréc
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʲrʲeːɡ/
Etymology 1
From Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Noun
Gréc m (genitive Gréic, nominative plural Gréic)
- a Greek (person)
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 207b11
- Cit comṡuidigthi la Grécu ní écen dúnni beta comṡuidigthi linn.
- Although they are compounds in Greek (lit. “with the Greeks”), it is not necessary for us that they be compounds in our language (lit. “with us”).
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 207b11
Declension
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | Gréc | GrécL | GréicL |
Vocative | Gréic | GrécL | GrécuH |
Accusative | GrécN | GrécL | GrécuH |
Genitive | GréicL | Gréc | GrécN |
Dative | GrécL | Grécaib | Grécaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Etymology 2
From Latin Graeca (lingua).
Declension
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | GrécL | — | — |
Vocative | GrécL | — | — |
Accusative | GréicN | — | — |
Genitive | GréiceH | — | — |
Dative | GréicL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- grécdae
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Gréc | Gréc pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nGréc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gréc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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