muccaid
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- muicid
- mucaid
- muccid
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmukiðʲ/
Noun
muccaid m
Inflection
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | muccaid | muccaidL | muccaidiH |
vocative | muccaid | muccaidL | muccaidiH |
accusative | muccaidN | muccaidL | muccaidiH |
genitive | muccadoH, muccadaH | muccadoH, muccadaH | muccaideN |
dative | muccaidL | muccaidib | muccaidib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- muccaidecht (“the office of a swineherd”)
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
muccaid also mmuccaid in h-prothesis environments |
muccaid pronounced with /β̃-/ |
muccaid also mmuccaid |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muc(c)aid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language