lerg

Old Irish

Etymology

Cognate with Old Armenian ողորկ (ołork, “smooth”) and լերկ (lerk, “hairless”).

Noun

lerg f

  1. hillside
  2. battlefield
  3. surface, level

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative lergL leirgL lergaH
vocative lergL leirgL lergaH
accusative leirgN leirgL lergaH
genitive leirgeH lergL lergN
dative leirgL lergaib lergaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: learg
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