tarathar

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *taratrom.

Noun

tarathar n

  1. auger

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative taratharN taratharN taratharL, tarathra
vocative taratharN taratharN taratharL, tarathra
accusative taratharN taratharN taratharL, tarathra
genitive tarathairL tarathar taratharN
dative taratharL tarathraib tarathraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: tarathar
  • Manx: tarrar

Mutation

Mutation of tarathar
radical lenition nasalization
tarathar tharathar tarathar
pronounced with /d-/

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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