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Irish
Noun
ailte f
- genitive singular of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”)
Noun
ailte f pl
- plural of aile (“clamp, built-up rows of sods on outside of stack of turf”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
|
| ailte
|
n-ailte
|
hailte
|
not applicable
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
References
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
ailte
- past participle of ailid
- fostered
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
|
| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
|
ailte
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
|
unchanged
|
n-ailte
|
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
References