airbe

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈarʲ.βʲe]

Noun

airbe n

  1. verbal noun of ar·fen
  2. fence
  3. hedge
  4. animal pen

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative airbeN airbeL airbeL
vocative airbeN airbeL airbeL
accusative airbeN airbeL airbeL
genitive airbiL airbeL airbeN
dative airbiuL airbib airbib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: airbhe

Mutation

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

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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