Old Irish

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Etymology

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marb (dead) +‎ -án

Noun

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marbán m

  1. corpse, dead person

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative marbán marbánL marbáinL
Vocative marbáin marbánL marbánuH
Accusative marbánN marbánL marbánuH
Genitive marbáinL marbán marbánN
Dative marbánL marbánaib marbánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: marbhán
  • Scottish Gaelic: marbhan

Mutation

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