madrad

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈmadrəð/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈmadrəɣ/

Noun

madrad m

  1. dog
    Synonym: cú

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • madramail (“dog-like; canine”, adjective)

Descendants

  • Irish: madra

Mutation

Mutation of madrad
radical lenition nasalization
madrad
also mmadrad after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		madrad
pronounced with /β̃(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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