Égiptacdae

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Ǽgeptacdae, Égeptacdae, Égeptacthae

Etymology

From Égept +‎ -acdae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːɣʲiptaɡðɘ], [ˈeːɣʲiftaɡðɘ]

Adjective

Égiptacdae

1. Egyptian
2. (nominalized) an Egyptian
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 124^b6

     Ad·ráigsetar ⁊ robu frithorcun doïb a n-etarscarad fri Ǽgeptacdu .i. air ad·ráigsetar nonda·bértais iterum in captiuitatem.

     They have feared, and their separation from the Egyptians has been an offence to them, i.e. for they have feared that they would carry them back into captivity.

Declension

io/iā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Égiptacdae	Égiptacdae	Égiptacdae
Vocative	Égiptacdai
Accusative	Égiptacdae	Égiptacdai
Genitive	Égiptacdai	Égiptacdae	Égiptacdai
Dative	Égiptacdu	Égiptacdai	Égiptacdu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	Égiptacdai	Égiptacdai
Vocative	Égiptacdai Égiptacdu*
Accusative	Égiptacdai Égiptacdu*
Genitive	Égiptacdae
Dative	Égiptacdaib
Notes	* when substantivized

Mutation

Mutation of Égiptacdae

radical	lenition	nasalization
Égiptacdae (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	nÉgiptacdae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Egeptacdæ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language