Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *attrebā.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

atrab n (genitive aitrib)

  1. verbal noun of ad·treba: inhabiting, possession
  2. dwelling, house

Inflection edit

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative atrabN atrabN atrabL, atraba
Vocative atrabN atrabN atrabL, atraba
Accusative atrabN atrabN atrabL, atraba
Genitive aitribL atrab atrabN
Dative atrubL atrabaib atrabaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

  • Middle Irish: aitreb

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*attrebā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 46

Further reading edit