abacc

== Middle Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish abacc, see there for more information. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaβək/ === Noun === abacc m dwarf ==== Descendants ==== Irish: abhac === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “abacc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Old Irish == === Etymology === Usually associated with Middle Welsh afanc (“dwarf; beaver”), from Proto-Celtic *abankos (“beaver, dwarf”), a derivative of *abū (“river”). The meaning "dwarf" also appears in Old Breton abac. However, Proto-Celtic *nk should give Goidelic /ɡ/, not /k/. === Noun === abacc m dwarf ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Irish: abacc Irish: abhac === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “abacc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language