earc

== Irish == === Alternative forms === alp, arc === Etymology === From Middle Irish erc (“speckled”), from Primitive Irish ᚓᚏᚉᚐ (erca), from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“speckled”), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“speckled, coloured”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾˠk/ === Noun === earc m (genitive singular eirc, nominative plural earca) newt (amphibian) Synonym: niút lizard (reptile) Synonym: laghairt ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== earcán earc luachra earc sléibhe === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “earc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Old English == === Alternative forms === ærc, earce === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin arca === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æ͜ɑrk/, [æ͜ɑrˠk] === Noun === earc f a chest (for storage) the ark of Noah The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle the Ark of the Covenant === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “earc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.