arcán
Irish (Donegal)
/aɾˠˈkɑːnˠ/, /ˈaɾˠkɑːnˠ/, /ˈaɾˠkænˠ/
noun
Definitions
- piglet
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish orcán derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos (pig) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (young swine, young pig, pig) affix from Irish arc (piglet, diminutive animal person).
Origin
Irish (Donegal)
arc
Gloss
piglet, diminutive animal person
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- porcum, porcus Latin
- porcus Latin
- *pórḱos Proto-Indo-European
- *farhaz Proto-Germanic
- arc Irish
- arclampa Irish
- Orkneyjar Old Norse
- *porsę Proto-Slavic
- arc, orc Old Irish
- orc Old Irish
- orcán Old Irish
- *ɸorkos Proto-Celtic
- *porkos Proto-Italic
- arc, orc Middle Irish
- *porćas urj-fpr-pro
- porcom Lusitanian