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amlabar

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *amɸlabros. Equivalent to am- +‎ labar.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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amlabar

  1. dumb, mute

Inflection

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative amlabar amlabar amlabar
Vocative amlabair*
amlabar**
Accusative amlabar amlabair
Genitive amlabair amlaibre amlabair
Dative amlabur amlabair amlabur
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative amlabair amlabra
Vocative amlabru
amlabra
Accusative amlabru
amlabra
Genitive amlabar
Dative amlabraib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

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  • Irish: amhlabhar

Mutation

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

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

Further reading

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