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Old Irish
Etymology
ail (“boulder, rock”) + -én
Pronunciation
Noun
ailén m (genitive ailéoin, nominative plural ailéoin)
- island
- Synonym: inis
Inflection
| Masculine o-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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ailén
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ailénL
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ailéoinL
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| Vocative
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ailéoin
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ailénL
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ailéonuH
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| Accusative
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ailénN
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ailénL
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ailéonuH
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| Genitive
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ailéoinL
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ailén
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ailénN
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| Dative
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ailénL, ailéon
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ailénaib
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ailénaib
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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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ailén
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-ailén
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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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