Temair
See also: temair
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲe.β̃ərʲ/, [ˈtʲeβ̃ɨrʲ]
Proper noun
Temair f (genitive Temro or Temrach)
- (Irish mythology) Tara (a hill in County Meath, Ireland) associated with burials, ancient monuments, and legendary kings of Ireland.
Inflection
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | Temair | — | — |
vocative | Temair | — | — |
accusative | TemairN | — | — |
genitive | TemroH, TemraH | — | — |
dative | TemairL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | Temair | — | — |
vocative | Temair | — | — |
accusative | TemraigN | — | — |
genitive | Temrach | — | — |
dative | TemraigL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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Temair | Themair | Temair pronounced with /dʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “temair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language