fogamar

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • fogomar

Etymology

From fo- (under) +‎ gaimred (winter), thus literally sub-winter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸoɣaβ̃ar]

Noun

fogamar m

  1. autumn

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative fogamar
vocative fogamair, fogomair
accusative fogamarN
genitive fogamairL, fogomair
dative fogamarL, fogomur
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: fogamur

See also

Mutation

Mutation of fogamar
radical lenition nasalization
fogamar ḟogamar fogamar
pronounced with /β̃-/

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

Further reading