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Old Irish
Etymology
From brat (“plunder”) + -án, under the semantics that salmon would be a great catch to make.
Noun
bratán m
- salmon
- Synonym: eó
Inflection
| Masculine o-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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bratán
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bratánL
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bratáinL
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| Vocative
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bratáin
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bratánL
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bratánuH
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| Accusative
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bratánN
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bratánL
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bratánuH
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| Genitive
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bratáinL
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bratán
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bratánN
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| Dative
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bratánL
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bratánaib
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bratánaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| bratán
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bratán
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
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mbratán
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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