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frithaire

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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frith- (against) +‎ aire (guarding).

Noun

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frithaire f (genitive frithare)

  1. vigil

Inflection

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Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative frithaireL frithairiL frithairi
Vocative frithaireL frithairiL frithairi
Accusative frithairiN frithairiL frithairi
Genitive frithaire frithaireL frithaireN
Dative frithairiL frithairib frithairib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of frithaire
radical lenition nasalization
frithaire ḟrithaire frithaire
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.

Further reading

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