derg
English
Alternative forms
- (eye dialect, endearing) durg
Etymology
Mutated clipping of dragon, possibly by insertion of a neutral vowel given textual abbreviation "drg."
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɝːɡ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɜːɡ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
derg (plural dergs)
Anagrams
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dergos (“red, crimson”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʲerɡ]
Adjective
derg
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | derg | derg | derg |
| vocative | deirg* derg** | ||
| accusative | derg | deirg | |
| genitive | deirg | deirge | deirg |
| dative | derg | deirg | derg |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | deirg | derga | |
| vocative | dergu derga† | ||
| accusative | dergu derga† | ||
| genitive | derg | ||
| dative | dergaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| derg | derg pronounced with /ðʲ-/ |
nderg |
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), “derg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Zazaki
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (darəga), Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).
Adjective
derg (comparative dehana derg, superlative tewr derg)
Derived terms
- dergey