lettáeb

Old Irish

Etymology

leth (“side”) +‎ tóeb (“side”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈl͈ʲetaːi̯v]

Noun

lettáeb m (genitive lettaíb, nominative plural lettaíb)

1. side

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lettáeb	lettáebL	lettaíbL
Vocative	lettaíb	lettáebL	lettáebuH
Accusative	lettáebN	lettáebL	lettáebuH
Genitive	lettaíbL	lettáeb	lettáebN
Dative	lettáebL	lettáebaib	lettáebaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: leataobh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lettáeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language