Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *esoxs; cognate with Middle Welsh ehawc.

Noun

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 m (genitive ïach, nominative plural ïaich)

  1. salmon
Declension
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Masculine k-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ïaichL ïaich
Vocative ïaichL ïacha
Accusative ïaichN ïaichL ïacha
Genitive ïach ïach ïachN
Dative ïaichL, ïachaib ïachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
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  • Irish: eo
  • Scottish Gaelic:

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Celtic *iwos (yew), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (yew).

Noun

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 m

  1. stem, shaft
  2. yew, tree

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization

(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-eó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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