mebuir

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin memoria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲeβurʲ]

Noun

mebuir f (genitive mebra)

  1. recollection, memory

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative mebuir — —
vocative mebuir — —
accusative mebuirN — —
genitive mebroH, mebraH — —
dative mebuirL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: mebair, mebar, memor
    • Irish: meabhair
    • Scottish Gaelic: meomhair

Mutation

Mutation of mebuir
radical lenition nasalization
mebuir
also mmebuir in h-prothesis environments		 mebuir
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/		 mebuir
also mmebuir

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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