Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈimʲnʲəð/, [ˈimʲnʲeð]

Noun

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imned n (genitive imnid, nominative plural imneda)

  1. trouble, tribulation, affliction

For quotations using this term, see Citations:imned.

Declension

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative imnedN, imneth imnedN, imneth imnedL, imneda, imnetha
Vocative imnedN, imneth imnedN, imneth imnedL, imneda, imnetha
Accusative imnedN, imneth imnedN, imneth imnedL, imneda, imnetha
Genitive imnidL imned, imneth imnedN, imneth
Dative imniudL imnedaib imnedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: imní
  • Scottish Gaelic: imnidh, iomnaidh

Mutation

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

Further reading

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