-óc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Suffix

-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

After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -eóc.

Inflection

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

• -acán, -ecán

Category Old Irish terms suffixed with -óc not found

Descendants

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

Wiyot

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɑ́t͡s/

Suffix

-óc (postalveolar form -óč)

1. Forms diminutive nouns

Derived terms

Wiyot terms suffixed with -óc

References

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