frithaire
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]frith- (“against”) + aire (“guarding”).
Noun
[edit]frithaire f (genitive frithare)
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | frithaireL | frithairiL | frithairi |
| vocative | frithaireL | frithairiL | frithairi |
| accusative | frithairiN | frithairiL | frithairi |
| genitive | frithaire | frithaireL | frithaireN |
| dative | frithairiL | frithairib | frithairib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| frithaire | ḟrithaire | frithaire pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “frithaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language