Reconstruction:Middle Irish/cáennach

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cóennae with the noun-forming -ach added onto it.

Noun

*cáennach m

1. moss

Descendants

• Irish: caonach
• Scottish Gaelic: còinneach
• Manx: keynnagh

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cáennach	cháennach	cáennach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.