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mucc
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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish mucc, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus.
Pronunciation
Noun
mucc f (genitive muicce, nominative plural mucca)
- pig, sow
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, sections 5–6:
- Marbthair dóib dana in mucc Mic Dathó. Tri fichit gamnach co a biathad saide co cend secht m-bliadan. Tri neim imorro no bíata, co ro lathea ár fer n-hErenn impi. Tucad dóib iarum in mucc ocus xl dam dia tarsnu cen motha in biad ar chena. Mac Dathó fessin icond ḟerdaigsecht. “Mo chen duib,” ar se, “ni dabar samail rissin ataat aige ocus mucca la Laigniu. Atesta desin mairfider dúib imbárach.” “Is maith in mucc,” ar Conchobar. “Is maith imorro”, ar Ailill. “Cinnas rainnfither in mucc a Chonchobair?” ar Ailill.
- Now Mac Dathó’s pig was slaughtered for them. For seven years sixty milch cows supplied its food. On poison however it had been nourished and the massacre of the men of Erin took place through it. Now the pig was brought to them, and forty oxen as a relish, and other food as well. Mac Dathó himself was acting as steward. “Welcome to you,” said he; “the equal to this cannot be found. Bullocks and pigs are not lacking in Leinster. Whatever is lacking now will be slaughtered for you tomorrow.” “The pig is good,” said Conchobar. “It is indeed good,” said Ailill. “How shall the pig be divided, Conchobar?” (source of translation)
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muc(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mokkus (compare Welsh moch, Cornish mogh, Breton moc’h).
Pronunciation
Noun
mucc f (genitive muicce, nominative plural mucca)
Declension
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- mucc mara
- muccach
- muccaid
- muccál
- mucclass
- muccullach
- muccḟoil
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muc(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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