Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pater (father), the first word of the Lord's Prayer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paiter f

  1. (Christianity) paternoster, Lord's Prayer
  2. a short, formulaic prayer

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative paiterL paitirL paitreH
Vocative paiterL paitirL paitreH
Accusative paitirN paitirL paitreH
Genitive paitreH paiterL paiterN
Dative paitirL paitrib paitrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: paidir
  • Manx: padjer
  • Scottish Gaelic: paidir

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
paiter phaiter
or unchanged
paiter
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.