Old Irish

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Etymology

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From cen (without, on this side of[1]) +‎ -tar (noun-forming suffix), compare alltar, íarthar, úachtar.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cenntar ? (genitive cenntair, no plural)

  1. this world
    Antonym: alltar
  2. district

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cenntarN cenntarN cenntarL
Vocative cenntarN cenntarN cenntarL
Accusative cenntarN cenntarN cenntarL
Genitive cenntairL cenntar cenntarN
Dative cenntarL cenntaraib cenntaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: cenntar

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cenntar chenntar cenntar
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 827, page 501
  2. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 266, page 170

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