Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wolnāmū (ruler) +‎ -igid.

Pronunciation

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  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈɸol͈əβ̃nəɣʲəðʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈɸol͈əβ̃nəɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb

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follamnaigid

  1. to rule, to govern

Descendants

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  • Irish: follúnaigh

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
follamnaigid ḟollamnaigid follamnaigid
pronounced with /β(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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