Old Irish

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Etymology

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From *exs- +‎ Proto-Celtic *-gniyom. Effectively contains the prefix ess-.

Noun

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ecnae n (genitive ecnai)

  1. wisdom, knowledge
  2. verbal noun of as·gnin

Inflection

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Neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ecnaeN ecnaeL ecnaeL
Vocative ecnaeN ecnaeL ecnaeL
Accusative ecnaeN ecnaeL ecnaeL
Genitive ecnaiL ecnaeL ecnaeN
Dative ecnuL ecnaib ecnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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

Further reading

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