Lóegaire

Old Irish

Etymology

From lóeg (“calf”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈl͈oːi̯ɣɨrʲe]

Proper noun

Lóegaire m (genitive Lóegaire)

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Lóegaire	—	—
Vocative	Lóegairi	—	—
Accusative	LóegaireN	—	—
Genitive	LóegairiL	—	—
Dative	LóegairiuL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Laoghaire
  • → English: Leary

Mutation

Mutation of Lóegaire

radical	lenition	nasalization
Lóegaire also Llóegaire after a proclitic ending in a vowel	Lóegaire pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged

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