holc

== Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɔl̪ˠk/, /hol̪ˠk/, /hɔlˠk/ (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈholˠək/ === Noun === holc h-prothesized form of olc === Adjective === holc h-prothesized form of olc === References === == Old English == === Alternative forms === holoc === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *holhuk, *hulhic, from Proto-Germanic *hulhukaz (“something hollow or hollowed out, cavity”), equivalent to holh +‎ -uc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xolk/, [hoɫk] === Noun === holc m or n hollow, cavity ==== Usage notes ==== The precise gender is unknown, though based on attestations it is either masculine or neuter. ==== Declension ==== Masculine: Strong a-stem: Neuter: Strong a-stem: ==== Related terms ==== āhlocian healoc holh hulc hylċ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: holk, holke, hulke English: holk >? Scots: howk