fróech

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wroikos (whence also Welsh grug). Possibly cognate with Ukrainian ве́рес (véres) and Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸroːi̯x]

Noun

fróech m (genitive froích)

  1. heather, Calluna vulgaris

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative fróech — —
vocative froích — —
accusative fróechN — —
genitive froíchL — —
dative fróechL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: fráech

Mutation

Mutation of fróech
radical lenition nasalization
fróech ḟróech fróech
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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