ailidetu

Old Irish

Etymology

From ailide +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalʲiðʲedu/

Noun

ailidetu m (genitive ailidetad)

1. alternation, change

Inflection

Masculine t-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ailidetu	—	—
Vocative	ailidetu	—	—
Accusative	ailidetaidN	—	—
Genitive	ailidetad	—	—
Dative	ailidetaidL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ailidetu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language