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)
Declension
| 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
Mutation
| 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.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fognam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language