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áed in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *aidu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰu, from the root *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn, kindle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
áed n
- fire
Inflection
| Neuter u-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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áedN
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aídN
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áedL
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| Vocative
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áedN
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aídN
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áedL
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| Accusative
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áedN
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aídN
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áedL
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| Genitive
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aídeo
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aídeo
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aídeN
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| Dative
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aídL
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áedaib
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áedaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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áed
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-áed
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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