Old Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

airbe n

  1. verbal noun of ar·fen
  2. fence
  3. hedge
  4. animal pen

Inflection edit

Neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative airbeN airbeL airbeL
Vocative airbeN airbeL airbeL
Accusative airbeN airbeL airbeL
Genitive airbiL airbeL airbeN
Dative airbiuL airbib airbib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

  • Irish: airbhe

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
airbe unchanged n-airbe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit