Égiptacdae

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Égept +‎ -acdae.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːɣʲiptaɡðɘ], [ˈeːɣʲiftaɡðɘ]

Adjective

Égiptacdae

  1. Egyptian
  2. (nominalized) an Egyptian
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 124b6
      Ad·ráigsetar ⁊ robu frithorcun doïb a n-etarscarad fri Ǽgeptacdu .i. air ad·ráigsetar nonda·bértais iterum in captiuitatem.
      They have feared, and their separation from the Egyptians has been an offence to them, i.e. for they have feared that they would carry them back into captivity.

Declension

io/iā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative Égiptacdae Égiptacdae Égiptacdae
vocative Égiptacdai
accusative Égiptacdae Égiptacdai
genitive Égiptacdai Égiptacdae Égiptacdai
dative Égiptacdu Égiptacdai Égiptacdu
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative Égiptacdai Égiptacdai
vocative Égiptacdai
Égiptacdu*
accusative Égiptacdai
Égiptacdu*
genitive Égiptacdae
dative Égiptacdaib

* when substantivized

Mutation

Mutation of Égiptacdae
radical lenition nasalization
Égiptacdae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
Égiptacdae n-Égiptacdae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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