lettáeb

Old Irish

Etymology

leth (“side”) +‎ tóeb (“side”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈl͈ʲetaːi̯β]

Noun

lettáeb m (genitive lettaíb, nominative plural lettaíb)

1. side

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	lettáeb	lettáebL	lettaíbL
vocative	lettaíb	lettáebL	lettáebuH
accusative	lettáebN	lettáebL	lettáebuH
genitive	lettaíbL	lettáeb	lettáebN
dative	lettáebL	lettáebaib	lettáebaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Descendants

• Irish: leataobh

Mutation

Mutation of lettáeb

radical	lenition	nasalization
lettáeb also llettáeb after a proclitic ending in a vowel	lettáeb 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

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