mlicht
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mlixtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲlʲixt/
Adjective
mlicht
Inflection
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | mlicht | mlicht | mlicht |
vocative | mlicht | ||
accusative | mlicht | mlicht | |
genitive | mlicht | mlichte | mlicht |
dative | mlicht | mlicht | mlicht |
plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
nominative | mlichti | mlichti | |
vocative | mlichti | ||
accusative | mlichti | ||
genitive | mlicht* mlichte | ||
dative | mlichtib |
*not when substantivized
Related terms
Noun
mlicht m
Inflection
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | mlicht | — | — |
vocative | mlicht | — | — |
accusative | mlichtN | — | — |
genitive | mlichtoH, mlichtaH | — | — |
dative | mlichtL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
mlicht also mmlicht in h-prothesis environments |
mlicht pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/ |
mlicht also mmlicht |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mlicht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language