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Old Irish
Etymology
From ar- + ni- + suide.
Noun
airnaide n
- verbal noun of ar·neät: waiting
c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 7, pages 115-179:Bui alaili caildech doim oc ernaide Duiblittri isind faichti do guide do-som con·atallad hillis callech.- There was a certain poor old woman waiting for Dublitir in the field, praying for him to let her sleep in the nuns’ hostel.
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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airnaideN
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| Vocative
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airnaideN
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| Accusative
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airnaideN
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| Genitive
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airnaidiL
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| Dative
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airnaidiuL
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Mutation
Mutation of airnaide
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lenition |
nasalization
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airnaide
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-airnaide
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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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