geac

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟak/

Noun

geac m (genitive singular geac, nominative plural geacanna)

  1. yak

Declension
Declension of geac

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative geac geacanna
Vocative a gheac a gheacanna
Genitive geac geacanna
Dative geac geacanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an geac na geacanna
Genitive an gheac na ngeacanna
Dative leis an ngeac

don gheac

 leis na geacanna

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

Further reading
  • "geac" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “geac” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “geac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjæːɑk/

Noun

ġēac m

  1. cuckoo
    • The Seafarer, line 53:
      Swylce geac monað  geomran reorde.
      So the cuckoo yearns with a sad voice.

Declension
Declension of geac (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġēac ġēacas
accusative ġēac ġēacas
genitive ġēaces ġēaca
dative ġēace ġēacum

Descendants

Derived terms
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