nathir

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *natrixs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaθ(ʲ)ərʲ/

Noun

nathir f

1. snake

Declension

Feminine k-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	nathir, nathair	nathraigL	nathraig
Vocative	nathir, nathair	nathraigL	nathracha
Accusative	nathraigN	nathraigL	nathracha
Genitive	nathrach	nathrach	nathrachN
Dative	nathraigL	nathrachaib	nathrachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: nathair
• Scottish Gaelic: nathair

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
nathir also nnathir after a proclitic ending in a vowel	nathir pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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