# adharc
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (“horn”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈɑɪɾˠk/, [ˈɑɪə̯ɾˠk]
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈai(ə)ɾˠk/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ɛːɾˠk/, [eəɾˠk]; (older) /ɤːɾˠk/

### Noun

adharc f (genitive singular adhairce, nominative plural adharca)
* horn (of animal), antlers
* horn material (substance from which horns are made)
* horn, feeler
* horn vessel, drinking horn
* peak
* (music) horn, trumpet
* horn (of vehicle); buzzer (in factory, etc.)
* erection (of penis)

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
adharc
adharca
vocative
a adharc
a adharca
genitive
adhairce
adharc
dative
adharc adhairc (archaic, dialectal)
adharca
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an adharc
na hadharca
genitive
na hadhairce
na n-adharc
dative
leis an adharc leis an adhairc (archaic, dialectal) don adharc don adhairc (archaic, dialectal)
leis na hadharca :

#### Derived terms

* adhaircín
* adharc an phúca
* adharcach
* adharcacht
* adharcáil
* adharcán
* dí-adharc
* gearr-adharcach

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 adarc, aiderc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 36, page 20
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 4
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 70, page 30
* ↑ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 226

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adharc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aḋarc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 5
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adharc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “adharc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
* “adharc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish adarc, aiderc (“horn”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɤ.əɾk/
* (Lewis) IPA: /ˈɤ.əðkʲ/ (corresponding to the form adhairc)
* (Barra) IPA: /ˈɤɾʲɪçkʲ/ (corresponding to the form adhairc)

### Noun

adharc f (genitive singular adhairc, plural adharcan)
* horn (growth on an animal's head)

#### Derived terms

* aon-adharcach m (“unicorn”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 333
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 133

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “adharc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 adarc, aiderc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language