nert

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nertom (“strength, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n͈ʲer͈t/

Noun

nert n (genitive neirt, nominative plural nert)

1. power
2. strength

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	nertN	nertN	nertL, nerta
Vocative	nertN	nertN	nertL, nerta
Accusative	nertN	nertN	nertL, nerta
Genitive	neirtL	nert	nertN
Dative	niurtL	nertaib	nertaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• énirt
  • énirte
• nertaid

Descendants

• Irish: neart
• Manx: niart
• Scottish Gaelic: neart

Verb

nert

1. second-person singular imperative of nertaid

·nert

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of nertaid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
nert also nnert after a proclitic ending in a vowel	nert 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), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language