Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin *accāsiō, from Latin occāsiō, whence also Middle Welsh achaws (modern Welsh achos).

Noun

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accuis f

  1. cause, occasion, reason
Declension
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Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative accuis aicsinL aicsin
Vocative accuis aicsinL aicsenaH
Accusative aicsinN aicsinL aicsenaH
Genitive aicsen aicsenL aicsenN
Dative aicsinL, accuisL aicsenaib aicsenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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See also

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Etymology 2

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From ad- + Proto-Celtic *kassis (hatred).[1]

Noun

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accuis f (nominative plural acsi)

  1. offence, hatred
Declension
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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative accuis accuisL aicsiH
Vocative accuis accuisL aicsiH
Accusative accuisN accuisL aicsiH
Genitive aicseoH, aicseaH aicseoH, aicseaH aicseN
Dative accuisL aicsib aicsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
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  • Middle Irish: accais, acaiss, acuis (cause; offense; hatred; venom)

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
accuis
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-accuis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Griffith, Aaron (2022 February 26) “On the old Irish third palatalisation and the 3sg. present of the copula”, in Ériu[1], volume 66, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved June 22, 2022, pages 39–62

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