Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abecedārium.

Noun

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apgitir f

  1. alphabet
  2. ABC (fundamentals of any subject)

Inflection

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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative apgitir apgitirL apgitriH
Vocative apgitir apgitirL apgitriH
Accusative apgitirN apgitirL apgitriH
Genitive apgitirH, apgitirH apgitirH, apgitirH apgitreN
Dative apgitirL apgitrib apgitrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: aibgitir

Mutation

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

Further reading

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