Notlaic

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natalicia.

Proper noun

Notlaic f

1. Christmas

Inflection

Feminine irregular
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Notlaic	—	—
Vocative	Notlaic	—	—
Accusative	NotlaicN	—	—
Genitive	Notlac	—	—
Dative	NotlaicL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• notlaic becc (“Epiphany, Feast of the Circumcision”)
• notlaic mór (“Christmas”)
• notlaic stéille (“Epiphany”)

Descendants

• Irish: Nollaig
• Manx: Nollick
• Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Notlaic also Nnotlaic after a proclitic ending in a vowel	Notlaic pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.