Old Irish

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Etymology

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From frith- +‎ buith (being), with a shift to the i-stem declension.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸʲrʲe.bəðʲ/, [ˈɸʲrʲebɨðʲ]

Noun

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frepaid f (genitive freptha, nominative plural frepthi)

  1. verbal noun of fris·ben
  2. cure, remedy

Inflection

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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative frepaid frepaidL frepthaiH
Vocative frepaid frepaidL frepthaiH
Accusative frepaidN frepaidL frepthaiH
Genitive frepthoH, frepthaH frepthoH, frepthaH frepthaeN
Dative frepaidL frepthaib frepthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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

Further reading

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