carrac

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish carrac, from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkar͈əɡ/

Noun

carrac f (genitive cairrce, nominative plural cairrce)

  1. rock

Descendants

  • Irish: carraig, carraic (Mayo, Ulster)
    • → English: Carrick, Carrig, Craig, crag
    • → Yola: Carrick
  • Manx: carrick
  • Scottish Gaelic: carraig

Mutation

Mutation of carrac
radical lenition nasalization
carrac charrac carrac
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.rəɡ/
    • (Blasse) [ˈka.raɡ]
    • (Griffith) [ˈka.rəɡ]

Noun

carrac f

  1. rock

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative carracL carraigL cairrceaH
vocative carracL carraigL cairrceaH
accusative carraigN carraigL cairrceaH
genitive cairrceH carracL carracN
dative carraigL cairrcib cairrcib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of carrac
radical lenition nasalization
carrac charrac carrac
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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