préchán
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Middle Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from an earlier sense of "orator," "crier," borrowed from Latin praeco (“herald”).
Noun
[edit]préchán m
Inflection
[edit]This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
[edit]- Irish: préachán (“crow”)
Mutation
[edit]| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| préchán | phréchán | préchán pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “préchán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “preachan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN