boinenn
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare ben (“woman”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]boinenn
Declension
[edit]| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | boinenn | boinenn | boinenn |
| Vocative | boininn* boinenn** | ||
| Accusative | boinenn | boininn | |
| Genitive | boininn | boininne | boininn |
| Dative | boinenn | boininn | boinenn |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | boininn | boinenna | |
| Vocative | boinennu boinenna† | ||
| Accusative | boinennu boinenna† | ||
| Genitive | boinenn | ||
| Dative | boinennaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| boinenn | boinenn pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mboinenn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “boinenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language