Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin sacerdōtium +‎ -acht.

Noun

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sacerdotalacht f

  1. (religion) priesthood

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sacerdotalachtL sacerdotalachtL sacerdotalachtaH
Vocative sacerdotalachtL sacerdotalachtL sacerdotalachtaH
Accusative sacerdotalachtN sacerdotalachtL sacerdotalachtaH
Genitive sacerdotalachtaeH sacerdotalachtL sacerdotalachtN
Dative sacerdotalachtL sacerdotalachtaib sacerdotalachtaib
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
sacerdotalacht ṡacerdotalacht unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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