derbsiur

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Middle Irish

Etymology

derb- +‎ siur (“sister”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲerʲvʲ.hiu̯r/,

Noun

derbṡiur f

  1. sister (by blood)
  2. (Christianity) sister (in a religious community)

Inflection

Feminine r-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative derbṡiur derbṡiairL derbṡethir
Vocative derbṡiur derbṡiairL derbṡethraH
Accusative derbṡiairN derbṡiairL derbṡethraH
Genitive derbṡethar derbṡetharL derbṡetharN
Dative derbṡiair derbṡethraib derbṡethraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: deirfiúr

Mutation

Mutation of derbsiur
radical lenition nasalization
derbṡiur derbṡiur
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/		 nderbṡiur

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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