Lóegaire

Old Irish

Etymology

From lóeg (calf) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈl͈oːi̯ɣɨrʲe]

Proper noun

Lóegaire m (genitive Lóegaire)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Lóegaire
vocative Lóegairi
accusative LóegaireN
genitive LóegairiL
dative LóegairiuL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Laoghaire
    • English: Leary

Mutation

Mutation of Lóegaire
radical lenition nasalization
Lóegaire
also Llóegaire in h-prothesis environments
Lóegaire
pronounced with /l-/
Lóegaire
also Llóegaire

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