Old Irish

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Etymology

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leth +‎ buith

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lepaid f (genitive leptha, nominative plural lepthai)

  1. harborage, protection
  2. harborer
  3. bed
    Synonyms: dérgud, imdae, lige, sceng

Inflection

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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lepaid lepaidL lepthaiH
Vocative lepaid lepaidL lepthaiH
Accusative lepaidN lepaidL lepthaiH
Genitive lepthoH, lepthaH lepthoH, lepthaH lepthaeN
Dative lepaidL lepthaib lepthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: lepaid

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lepaid
also llepaid after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
lepaid
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.