Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
óenach. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
óenach, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
óenach in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
óenach you have here. The definition of the word
óenach will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
óenach, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Irish
Etymology
From óen (“one”) + ag- (“to celebrate”), literally “celebrating as one”.[1]
Noun
óenach n
- a gathering to play games, races or contests
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem
|
|
|
Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
| Nominative
|
óenachN
|
óenachN
|
óenachL, óenacha
|
| Vocative
|
óenachN
|
óenachN
|
óenachL, óenacha
|
| Accusative
|
óenachN
|
óenachN
|
óenachL, óenacha
|
| Genitive
|
óenaigL
|
óenach
|
óenachN
|
| Dative
|
óenachL
|
óenachaib
|
óenachaib
|
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
|
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of óenach
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
|
óenach
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
|
unchanged
|
n-óenach
|
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Uhlich, Jurgen (2002) “Verbal governing compounds (synthetics) in Early Irish and other Celtic languages”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, volume 100, number 3, Wiley, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 403–433
Further reading