mairc

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˠaɾʲc/[1]

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

mairc f (genitive singular mairce, nominative plural mairceanna)

  1. gall (sore or open wound caused by chafing; sore on a horse), sore
    Synonyms: cneá, créacht
Declension
Declension of mairc (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative mairc mairceanna
vocative a mhairc a mhairceanna
genitive mairce mairceanna
dative mairc mairceanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhairc na mairceanna
genitive na mairce na mairceanna
dative leis an mairc
don mhairc 		leis na mairceanna
Derived terms
  • mairceach

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mairc m

  1. inflection of marc (“horse; mark, shilling”):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of mairc
radical lenition eclipsis
mairc mhairc not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 47
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