Neir

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin Nerō.

Proper noun

Neir m (genitive Neran)

  1. Nero, a Roman emperor.

Inflection

Masculine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Neir
Vocative Neir
Accusative NerainN
Genitive Neran
Dative NerainL, NeirL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of Neir
radical lenition nasalization
Neir
also Nneir after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
Neir
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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