líathróit

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish líathrit. Cognate with Welsh llithred.

Noun

líathróit f (genitive líathróite)

  1. ball, sphere
  2. a ball or slingshot made from the brains of an enemy

Descendants

  • Irish: liathróid

Mutation

Mutation of líathróit
radical lenition nasalization
líathróit
also llíathróit after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		líathróit
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

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

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