athgabáil

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *atigabaglā; synchronic analysis aith- +‎ gabál.

Noun

athgabáil f (nominative plural athgabála)

  1. distraint

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative athgabáilL athgabáilL athgabálaH
vocative athgabáilL athgabáilL athgabálaH
accusative athgabáilN athgabáilL athgabálaH
genitive athgabálaeH athgabáilL athgabáilN
dative athgabáilL athgabálaib athgabálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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

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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