Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ingenrad f (nominative plural ingenrada)

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

Inflection edit

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 edit

  • Irish: iníonra

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ingenrad unchanged n-ingenrad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit