fingalach
Old Irish
Etymology
Noun
fingalach m or f
- parricide (someone who kills a relative)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fingalach | fingalachL | fingalaigL |
| vocative | fingalaig | fingalachL | fingalchuH |
| accusative | fingalachN | fingalachL | fingalchuH |
| genitive | fingalaigL | fingalach | fingalachN |
| dative | fingalachL | fingalchaib | fingalchaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| fingalach | ḟingalach | fingalach pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/ |
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), “fingalach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language