orcun
See also: Orçun
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *orgenā, an unusual double-thematic formation in -e-nā. Two other basic verbal nouns, mlegon (“milking”) (from *mlig-o-nos) and fedan (“carrying”) (from *wed-o-nā) also have double-thematic *-V-no/ā- formations. Their closest parallels are Proto-Germanic *-aną and past participles in *-anaz, in addition to Slavic past passive participles in original -enъ.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈor.ɡun]
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | orcunL | orcuinL | oircneaH |
| Vocative | orcunL | orcuinL | oircneaH |
| Accusative | orcuinN | orcuinL | oircneaH |
| Genitive | oircneH | orcunL | orcunN |
| Dative | orcuinL | oircnib | oircnib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- comrorcun
- comthúarcon
- díorcun
- esorcon
- frithorcun
- timmorcon
- túarcun
- turorgain
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| orcun | unchanged | n-orcun |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, pages 112-113
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “orgun, (orcun)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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