geac
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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)
yak
==== Declension ====
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “geac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “geac”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“geac”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
== Old English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ġǣc, ġēc
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /jæ͜ɑːk/
=== Noun ===
ġēac m
cuckoo
The Seafarer, line 53:
==== Declension ====
Strong a-stem:
==== Derived terms ====
ġēaces sūre
==== Descendants ====
Middle English: ȝek, yek, yeke, ȝeac, ȝeke
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English jack.
=== Noun ===
geac n (plural geacuri)
(nautical) jack (small national flag)
==== Declension ====