laíches
Old Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to its masculine counterpart láech.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]laíches f (nominative plural laíchesa)
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laíchesL | laíchisL | laíchesaH |
| vocative | laíchesL | laíchisL | laíchesaH |
| accusative | laíchisN | laíchisL | laíchesaH |
| genitive | laíchiseH | laíchesL | laíchesN |
| dative | laíchisL | laíchesaib | laíchesaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| laíches also llaíches after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
laíches pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
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), “laíches”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language