cosmailius

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cosmail +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

Noun

cosmailius m (genitive cosmailseo or cosmilse)

  1. likeness, similarity
  2. likeness, comparison, metaphor

Declension

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cosmailius cosmailiusL cosmilseH
vocative cosmailius cosmailiusL cosmailsiu
accusative cosmailiusN cosmailiusL cosmailsiu
genitive cosmailseoH, cosmilseH cosmailseoL, cosmilseL cosmailiusaeN
dative cosmailiusL cosmailsib cosmailsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cosmhaileas, cosúileas
  • Manx: caslys

Mutation

Mutation of cosmailius
radical lenition nasalization
cosmailius chosmailius cosmailius
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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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