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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish aith-, ath-, from Proto-Celtic *ati-.
Prefix
ath-
- re-, second
- old, rejected, ex-
- return
- later, after
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
|
| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
|
| ath-
|
n-ath-
|
hath-
|
t-ath-
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ath-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aith-, ath-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Prefix
ath-
- broad form of aith-
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
|
| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
|
| ath-
|
unchanged
|
n-ath-
|
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aith-, ath-, from Proto-Celtic *ati-.
Prefix
ath- (triggers lenition)
- re-
Derived terms
References