English Explanatory Dictionary

Erc

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.
noun
  1. Initialism of easily-recognizable code.
  2. Initialism of early repayment charge.
  3. Initialism of early career researcher.
name
  1. Initialism of Emacs Relay Chat.
  2. Initialism of European Rugby Cup.
  3. Initialism of European Rally Championship.
  4. Initialism of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (“Republican Left of Catalonia”).
  5. Initialism of Emergency Rescue Committee.
  6. Initialism of Energy Regulatory Commission.

Word forms

Erc ERCs

Etymology

From Old Irish Erc (modern Irish Earc), a word for which the electronic Dictionary of the Irish language gives several meanings, but the most likely meaning for the name is "spotted, speckled, motley," from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“perch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).

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