dearc

See also: Dearc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dercaid (“to look at, behold”), denominal from Old Irish derc (“eye, face”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲaɾˠk/[2]

Verb

dearc (present analytic dearcann, future analytic dearcfaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearctha)

  1. to regard (look upon in a given way), consider (assign some quality to) [with ar and mar ‘as’]
  2. to behold, look
  3. to look at [with ar]

Conjugation

conjugation of dearc (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun dearcadh
past participle dearctha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present dearcaim dearcann tú;
dearcair† 		dearcann sé, sí dearcaimid dearcann sibh dearcann siad;
dearcaid† 		a dhearcann; a dhearcas /
a ndearcann* 		dearctar
past dhearc mé; dhearcas dhearc tú; dhearcais dhearc sé, sí dhearcamar; dhearc muid dhearc sibh; dhearcabhair dhearc siad; dhearcadar a dhearc /
ar dhearc* 		dearcadh
past habitual dhearcainn / ndearcainn‡‡ dhearctá / ndearctᇇ dhearcadh sé, sí / ndearcadh sé, s퇇 dhearcaimis; dhearcadh muid / ndearcaimis‡‡; ndearcadh muid‡‡ dhearcadh sibh / ndearcadh sibh‡‡ dhearcaidís; dhearcadh siad / ndearcaidís‡‡; ndearcadh siad‡‡ a dhearcadh /
a ndearcadh* 		dhearctaí / ndearcta퇇
future dearcfaidh mé;
dearcfad 		dearcfaidh tú;
dearcfair† 		dearcfaidh sé, sí dearcfaimid;
dearcfaidh muid 		dearcfaidh sibh dearcfaidh siad;
dearcfaid† 		a dhearcfaidh; a dhearcfas /
a ndearcfaidh* 		dearcfar
conditional dhearcfainn / ndearcfainn‡‡ dhearcfá / ndearcfᇇ dhearcfadh sé, sí / ndearcfadh sé, s퇇 dhearcfaimis; dhearcfadh muid / ndearcfaimis‡‡; ndearcfadh muid‡‡ dhearcfadh sibh / ndearcfadh sibh‡‡ dhearcfaidís; dhearcfadh siad / ndearcfaidís‡‡; ndearcfadh siad‡‡ a dhearcfadh /
a ndearcfadh* 		dhearcfaí / ndearcfa퇇
subjunctive
present go ndearca mé;
go ndearcad† 		go ndearca tú;
go ndearcair† 		go ndearca sé, sí go ndearcaimid;
go ndearca muid 		go ndearca sibh go ndearca siad;
go ndearcaid† 		— go ndearctar
past dá ndearcainn dá ndearctá dá ndearcadh sé, sí dá ndearcaimis;
dá ndearcadh muid 		dá ndearcadh sibh dá ndearcaidís;
dá ndearcadh siad 		— dá ndearctaí
imperative
– dearcaim dearc dearcadh sé, sí dearcaimis dearcaigí;
dearcaidh† 		dearcaidís — dearctar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of dearc
radical lenition eclipsis
dearc dhearc ndearc

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dercaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ “dearc”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʲɛɾçkʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish derc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular dearc, plural dearcan)

  1. berry
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • dearc na sùla (“apple of the eye”)
  • dearc-aitinn (“juniper berry”)
  • dearc-dharaich (“acorn”)
  • dearc-eighinn (“ivy berry”)
  • dearc-fhìona (“grape; crowberry”)
  • dearc-Fhrangach (“red or white currant”)
  • dearc-fhraoich
  • dearc-fithich (“crowberry”)
  • dearc-iubhair (“yew berry”)
  • dearc-ola (“olive”)
  • dearc-roide (“bogmyrtle berry”)
  • dearc-ubhal (“oak-apple”)
  • dearcag
  • lus nan dearc (“bilberry, blueberry”)
  • preas nan dearc (“berry bush”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish erc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)

  1. speckled or striped animal, especially lizards and reptiles but also bees, wasps etc.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Translingual: †Dearc

Etymology 3

From Old Irish derc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)

  1. (obsolete, anatomy) eye
    Synonym: sùil
  2. opening, cavity

Verb

dearc (past dhearc, future dearcaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearcte)

  1. behold, observe closely, examine
  2. fix one's mind on
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