metrapoil
Old Irish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmetrapoil f
- metropolis, mother-city
Inflection
editThe word's inflections do not seem to be attested. However, a Middle Irish genitive singular metrapoile can be found.
Related terms
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
metrapoil also mmetrapoil after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
metrapoil pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |