fognam

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸognīmus. Cognate with Welsh gweini. By surface analysis, fo·gní +‎ -am.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸoɣnaβ̃]

Noun

fognam m (genitive fognamo or fognama)

  1. verbal noun of fo·gní
  2. service

Declension

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative fognam
vocative fognam
accusative fognamN
genitive fognamoH, fognamaH
dative fognamL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: fónamh
  • Manx: foaynoo
  • Scottish Gaelic: fòghnadh

Mutation

Mutation of fognam
radical lenition nasalization
fognam ḟognam fognam
pronounced with /β̃-/

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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