geac

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟak/

Noun

geac m (genitive singular geac, nominative plural geacanna)

  1. yak

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geac gheac ngeac
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæːɑk/

Noun

ġēac m

  1. cuckoo
    • The Seafarer, line 53:
      Swylce geac monaðgeomran reorde.
      So the cuckoo yearns with a sad voice.

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝeac, ȝek

Derived terms

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