Old Irish

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Etymology

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From com- +‎ ar- +‎ orcun.

Noun

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comrorcun f (genitive comrorcne, nominative plural comroircnea)

  1. error, mistake

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative comrorcunL comrorcuinL, comrorcain comroircneaH
Vocative comrorcunL comrorcuinL, comrorcain comroircneaH
Accusative comrorcuinN, comrorcain comrorcuinL, comrorcain comroircneaH
Genitive comroircneH comrorcunL comrorcunN
Dative comrorcuinL, comrorcain comroircnib comroircnib
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: comrarcu

Mutation

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

Further reading

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