boinenn
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare ben (“woman”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]boinenn
Declension
[edit]| 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 | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
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