imbert

See also: Imbert

Old Irish

Etymology

From imm- +‎ bert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈimʲbʲert]

Noun

imbert f (genitive imbirte)

1. verbal noun of imm·beir

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	imbertL	—	—
vocative	imbertL	—	—
accusative	imbirtN	—	—
genitive	imbirteH	—	—
dative	imbirtL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• mí-imbert

Descendants

• Middle Irish: imbirt
  • Irish: imirt
  • Scottish Gaelic: iomairt

Mutation

Mutation of imbert

radical	lenition	nasalization
imbert (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-imbert

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

Further reading

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