sebac

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English heafoc. The change of initial consonant is due to a reinterpretation of /h/ as the lenited equivalent of /s/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲeβak]

Noun

sebac m

1. hawk

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	sebac	sebacL	sebaicL
vocative	sebaic	sebacL	sebcuH
accusative	sebacN	sebacL	sebcuH
genitive	sebaicL	sebac	sebacN
dative	sebucL	sebcaib	sebcaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Descendants

• Irish: seabhac
• Manx: shawk
• Scottish Gaelic: seabhag

Mutation

Mutation of sebac

radical	lenition	nasalization
sebac	ṡebac	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.