engach
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeŋɡax/
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
engach
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | engach | engach | engach |
| vocative | engaig* engach** | ||
| accusative | engach | engaig | |
| genitive | engaig | engaige | engaig |
| dative | engach | engaig | engach |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | engaig | engacha | |
| vocative | engachu engacha† | ||
| accusative | engachu engacha† | ||
| genitive | engach | ||
| dative | engachaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Noun
engach m
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | engach | engachL | engaigL |
| vocative | engaig | engachL | engachuH |
| accusative | engachN | engachL | engachuH |
| genitive | engaigL | engach | engachN |
| dative | engachL | engachaib | engachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
engach
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | engach | engach | engach |
| vocative | engaig* engach** | ||
| accusative | engach | engaig | |
| genitive | engaig | engaige | engaig |
| dative | engach | engaig | engach |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | engaig | engacha | |
| vocative | engachu engacha† | ||
| accusative | engachu engacha† | ||
| genitive | engach | ||
| dative | engachaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Descendants
- Irish: eangach (“gusseted; patched, checkered; notched, grooved, indented”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| engach (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
engach | n-engach |
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), “1 engach ‘noisy, vociferous’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 engach ‘variegated’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 engach ‘grooved, undulating’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language