snechtae

Old Irish

Etymology

From a suffixed derivative of Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”); related to Proto-Celtic *snigʷyeti (“to snow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲn͈ʲexta]

Noun

snechtae m

  1. snow

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative snechtae snechtaeL snechtaiL
vocative snechtai snechtaeL snechtu
accusative snechtaeN snechtaeL snechtuH
genitive snechtaiL snechtaeL snechtaeN
dative snechtuL snechtaib snechtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: snechta

Mutation

Mutation of snechtae
radical lenition nasalization
snechtae ṡnechtae snechtae

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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