Old Irish

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Etymology

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From ingen (daughter, young woman) +‎ -rad.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ingenrad f (nominative plural ingenrada)

  1. (collective) girls or maidens, especially serving maids

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ingenradL ingenraidL ingenradaH
Vocative ingenradL ingenraidL ingenradaH
Accusative ingenraidN ingenraidL ingenradaH
Genitive ingenraideH ingenradL ingenradN
Dative ingenraidL ingenradaib ingenradaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: iníonra

Mutation

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

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