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-óc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"

Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.[1]

Suffix

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-óc f

  1. Diminutive suffix.
    ‎tu (“your”) + ‎med (“weight?”) + ‎-óc → ‎Tu-Medóc (hypocoristic)
    ‎do (“your”) + ‎bec (“little”) + ‎-óc → ‎Do-Becóc (hypocoristic)
    ‎mo (“my”) + ‎cíar (“black”) + ‎-óc → ‎Mo-Chíaróc (hypocoristic)

Usage notes

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After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -eóc.

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ócL -óicL -ócaH
Vocative -ócL -óicL -ócaH
Accusative -óicN -óicL -ócaH
Genitive -óiceH -ócL -ócN
Dative -óicL -ócaib -ócaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Category Old Irish terms suffixed with -óc not found

Descendants

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  • Irish: -óg
  • Manx: -ag
  • Scottish Gaelic: -ag

References

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  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 271, page 173; reprinted 2017

Wiyot

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-óc (postalveolar form -óč)

  1. Forms diminutive nouns

Derived terms

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Wiyot terms suffixed with -óc

References

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  • Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 52
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