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Old Irish
Etymology
Maybe composed of ad- (“to, towards”) and lainn (“keen, bright”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
álaind (equative áillither, comparative áildiu, áilliu, superlative áildem)
- beautiful
- fine, splendid, lovely
Declension
| i-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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álaind
|
álaind
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álaind
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| Vocative
|
álaind
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| Accusative
|
álaind
|
álaind
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| Genitive
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álaind
|
áilde
|
álaind
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| Dative
|
álaind
|
álaind
|
álaind
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
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áildi
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áildi
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| Vocative
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áildi
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| Accusative
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áildi
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| Genitive
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álaind*
áilde
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| Dative
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áildib
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| Notes
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*not when substantivized
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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álaind
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-álaind
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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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References
- ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959) “álind”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume A, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page A-61
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