Reconstruction:Middle Irish/cáennach

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish cóenna with the noun-forming -ach added onto it.

Noun edit

*cáennach m

  1. moss

Descendants edit

  • Irish: caonach
  • Manx: keynnagh

Mutation edit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cáennach cháennach cáennach
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.