Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *ɸerissā, which Matasović derives from Proto-Indo-European *peri-dʰh₁-teh₂[1] and which Mallory and Adams derive from Proto-Indo-European *peri-steh₂-[2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

iress f (genitive irisse)

  1. faith

For quotations using this term, see Citations:iress.

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative iressL
Vocative iressL
Accusative irissN
Genitive irisseH
Dative irissL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: iris (faith, religion)

Mutation edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 128
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 61

Further reading edit