gagar
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Norse gagarr, from an imitative North Germanic root *gag (“to howl”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gagar m
Inflection edit
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | gagar | gagarL | gagairL |
| Vocative | gagair | gagarL | gagruH |
| Accusative | gagarN | gagarL | gagruH |
| Genitive | gagairL | gagar | gagarN |
| Dative | gagarL | gagaraib | gagaraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| gagar | gagar pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngagar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gagar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page gadhar