Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

frith- (against) +‎ aire (guarding).

Noun edit

frithaire f (genitive frithare)

  1. vigil

Inflection edit

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative frithaireL frithairiL frithairi
Vocative frithaireL frithairiL frithairi
Accusative frithairiN frithairiL frithairi
Genitive frithaire frithaireL frithaireN
Dative frithairiL frithairib frithairib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit