Amlaíb

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ) (whence Old Norse Óláfr), from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (earlier) /ˈaβ̃lɤːβʲ/, (later) /ˈaβ̃lɯːβʲ/

Proper noun

Amlaíb m

  1. a male given name from Proto-Norse

Descendants

  • Irish: Amhlaoibh
  • Manx: Aulee
  • Scottish Gaelic: Amhlaidh, Amhlaigh

Mutation

Mutation of Amlaíb
radical lenition nasalization
Amlaíb
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged nAmlaíb

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