immáin

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈimaːnʲ]

Noun

immáin f or m

  1. verbal noun of imm·aig
  2. act of driving (cattle, etc.)
  3. (hurling) driving a ball, hurling, ball-playing
  4. wandering, roaming about
  5. a drove
  6. superiority, control

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative immáinL immáinL immánaH
vocative immáinL immáinL immánaH
accusative immáinN immáinL immánaH
genitive immáineH immáinL immáinN
dative immáinL immánaib immánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: iomáin, iomáint, iománaíocht
  • Manx: imman, immanaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: iomain

Mutation

Mutation of immáin
radical lenition nasalization
immáin
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 immáin n-immáin

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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