Old Irish

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Noun

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ætarcne n (genitive ætarcni, nominative plural ætarcne)

  1. Alternative spelling of etargne (knowledge, understanding)

Declension

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Neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ætarcneN ætarcneL ætarcneL
Vocative ætarcneN ætarcneL ætarcneL
Accusative ætarcneN ætarcneL ætarcneL
Genitive ætarcniL ætarcneL ætarcneN
Dative ætarcnuL ætarcnib ætarcnib
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
ætarcne
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-ætarcne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.