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Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *adgaryom, a formation from *ad- + *gary- (“to call”) + *-om (verbal noun-forming suffix). Cognate with Gaulish adgarion.
By surface analysis, ad- + -gaire.
Pronunciation
Noun
acrae n (genitive acrai, nominative plural acrae)
- verbal noun of ad·gair
- legal action, process
Inflection
| Neuter io-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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acraeN
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acraeL
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acraeL
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| Vocative
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acraeN
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acraeL
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acraeL
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| Accusative
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acraeN
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acraeL
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acraeL
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| Genitive
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acraiL
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acraeL
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acraeN
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| Dative
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acruL
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acraib
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acraib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| acrae
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unchanged
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n-acrae
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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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