firennach

Old Irish

Etymology

firend +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸʲirʲen͈ax]

Adjective

firennach

1. male

Descendants

• Irish: fireannach
• Scottish Gaelic: fireannach

Mutation

Mutation of firennach

radical	lenition	nasalization
firennach	ḟirennach	firennach pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “firennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language