airchinnech
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom airchenn (“prominent, leading”) (from ar- + cenn, literally “having the head in front”) + -ach
Pronunciation
editNoun
editairchinnech m (genitive airchinnig, nominative plural airchinnig)
Declension
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | airchinnech | airchinnechL | airchinnigL |
Vocative | airchinnig | airchinnechL | airchinnchiuH |
Accusative | airchinnechN | airchinnechL | airchinnchiuH |
Genitive | airchinnigL | airchinnech | airchinnechN |
Dative | airchinniuchL | airchinnchib | airchinnchib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Irish: airchinneach
- → English: erenagh
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
airchinnech (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-airchinnech |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |