bretnas
See also: Bretnas
Old Irish
[edit]Noun
[edit]bretnas f
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bretnasL | bretnaisL | bretnasaH |
| vocative | bretnasL | bretnaisL | bretnasaH |
| accusative | bretnaisN | bretnaisL | bretnasaH |
| genitive | bretnaiseH | bretnasL | bretnasN |
| dative | bretnaisL | bretnasaib | bretnasaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| bretnas | bretnas pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbretnas |
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), “bretnas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language