doburchú

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dubrokū. By surface analysis, dobur (“water”) +‎ cú (“hound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdoβurˌxuː]

Noun

doburchú m (genitive doburchon)

  1. otter
    • c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 424
      dobarcú .i. cú uisci
      otter, that is: hound of water

Declension

Masculine n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative doburchú doburchoinL doburchoin
vocative doburchú doburchoinL doburchonaH
accusative doburchoinN doburchoinL doburchonaH
genitive doburchon doburchonL doburchonN
dative doburchoinL, doburchúL doburchonaib doburchonaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: dobharchú
  • Manx: dooarchoo
  • Scottish Gaelic: dobhar-chù

Mutation

Mutation of doburchú
radical lenition nasalization
doburchú doburchú
pronounced with /ð-/		 ndoburchú

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

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