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

Verb

·nert

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of nertaid

Mutation

Mutation of nert

radical	lenition	nasalization
nert also nnert after a proclitic ending in a vowel	nert pronounced with /n(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), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language