Rechru

Old Irish

Proper noun

Rechru f (genitive Rechrann or Rechrainne)

1. Rathlin Island (an island north of Northern Ireland).
2. Lambay Island (an island off the east coast of Ireland).

Inflection

Feminine n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Rechru	—	—
Vocative	Rechru	—	—
Accusative	RechrainnN	—	—
Genitive	Rechrann, RechrainneH	—	—
Dative	RechrainnL, RechruL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Rechrann (genitive singular)
  • Irish: Reachlainn (“Rathlin Island”), Rechrainn (“Lambay Island”)
    • → English: Rathlin
    • → Scots: Racherie

Mutation

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