derg

See also: Derg

English

Etymology

Mutated clipping of dragon, possibly by insertion of a neutral vowel given textual abbreviation "drg."

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɝːɡ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɜːɡ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

derg (plural dergs)

1. (furry fandom, endearing, chiefly Internet slang) A dragon.

   Synonyms: draggy, dwaggy, dwagon

Anagrams

• GERD, dreg, regd

Old Irish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [dʲerɡ]

Adjective

derg

1. red

   Synonyms: flann, rúad

Declension

o/ā-stem
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
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: dearg
• Manx: jiarg
• Scottish Gaelic: dearg

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
derg	derg pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	nderg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “derg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (dar^əga), Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).

Adjective

derg (comparative dehana derg, superlative tewr derg)

1. long
2. tall

Derived terms

• dergey