English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apocopic form of dergon, durgon, humorous metathesis of dragon. Compare purdy and ermahgerd.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /dɝɡ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɜːɡ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]derg (plural dergs)
Anagrams
[edit]Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *dergos (“red, crimson”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]derg
Declension
[edit]| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | derg | derg | derg |
| vocative | deirg* derg** | ||
| accusative | derg | deirg | |
| genitive | deirg | deirge | deirg |
| dative | derg | deirg | derg |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | deirg | derga | |
| vocative | dergu derga† | ||
| accusative | dergu derga† | ||
| genitive | derg | ||
| dative | dergaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| derg | derg pronounced with /ðʲ-/ |
nderg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “derg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Zazaki
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (darəga), Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).
Adjective
[edit]derg (comparative dehana derg, superlative tewr derg)
Derived terms
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- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Zazaki terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Zazaki terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Zazaki terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Zazaki terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Zazaki terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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