robartae
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom a Proto-Celtic stem *ɸrobert- with unclear suffixation, either as:
- Proto-Celtic *ɸrobertesā if cognate to Welsh rhyferthi (“torrent, flood”).
- Proto-Celtic *ɸrobertowy- if cognate with Welsh rhyferthwy (“torrent, flood”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrobartae f
Inflection
editFeminine iā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | robartaeL | robartaiL | robartai |
Vocative | robartaeL | robartaiL | robartai |
Accusative | robartaiN | robartaiL | robartai |
Genitive | robartae | robartaeL | robartaeN |
Dative | robartaiL | robartaib | robartaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
robartae also rrobartae after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
robartae pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “robarta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language