ungae

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin uncia, from ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuŋɡe/, [ˈuŋɡɘ]

Noun

ungae f (genitive ungae, nominative plural ungai)

  1. ounce

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative ungaeL ungaiL ungai
vocative ungaeL ungaiL ungai
accusative ungaiN ungaiL ungai
genitive ungae ungaeL ungaeN
dative ungaiL ungaib ungaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: uinge

Mutation

Mutation of ungae
radical lenition nasalization
ungae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 ungae n-ungae

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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