adharc

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (horn).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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adharc f (genitive singular adhairce, nominative plural adharca)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with 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

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 adarc, aiderc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 36, page 20
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 4
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 70, page 30

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (horn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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adharc f (genitive singular adhairc, plural adharcan)

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
adharc n-adharc h-adharc t-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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