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carrac

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish carrac, from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (hard).

Pronunciation

Noun

carrac f (genitive cairrce, nominative plural cairrce)

  1. rock

Descendants

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (hard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.rəɡ/
    • (Blasse) [ˈka.raɡ]
    • (Griffith) [ˈka.rəɡ]

Noun

carrac f

  1. rock

Inflection

More information singular, dual ...
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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