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Old Irish
Etymology
From *exs- + Proto-Celtic *-gniyom. Effectively contains the prefix ess-.
Noun
ecnae n (genitive ecnai)
- wisdom, knowledge
- verbal noun of as·gnin
Inflection
| Neuter io-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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ecnaeN
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ecnaeL
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ecnaeL
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| Vocative
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ecnaeN
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ecnaeL
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ecnaeL
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| Accusative
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ecnaeN
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ecnaeL
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ecnaeL
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| Genitive
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ecnaiL
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ecnaeL
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ecnaeN
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| Dative
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ecnuL
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ecnaib
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ecnaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Mutation
Mutation of ecnae
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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ecnae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-ecnae
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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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