ainder

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Old Irish

FWOTD – 9 January 2016

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *anderā (compare Welsh anner, Cornish annor, Breton annoar, all ‘heifer’).

Pronunciation

Noun

ainder f

  1. married woman, nonvirgin
  2. virgin, maiden

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ainderL aindirL aindreH
Vocative ainderL aindirL aindreH
Accusative aindirN aindirL aindreH
Genitive aindreH ainderL ainderN
Dative aindirL aindrib aindrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: ainnir
  • Scottish Gaelic: ainnir

Mutation

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

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

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