moirtchenn

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin morticinium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmor͈ʲtʲxʲen͈/

Noun

moirtchenn n or m

  1. dead flesh
  2. sudden death, destruction

Mutation

Mutation of moirtchenn
radical lenition nasalization
moirtchenn
also mmoirtchenn in h-prothesis environments		 moirtchenn
pronounced with /β̃-/		 moirtchenn
also mmoirtchenn

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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