engach

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Adjective

engach

  1. noisy, vociferous
Inflection
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative engach engach engach
Vocative engaig*
engach**
Accusative engach engaig
Genitive engaig engaige engaig
Dative engach engaig engach
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative engaig engacha
Vocative engachu
engacha†
Accusative engachu
engacha†
Genitive engach
Dative engachaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Noun

engach m

  1. babbler, prater
  2. noise, vociferation, gabbling
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative engach engachL engaigL
Vocative engaig engachL engachuH
Accusative engachN engachL engachuH
Genitive engaigL engach engachN
Dative engachL engachaib engachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 2

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Adjective

engach

  1. variegated, pied, particolored, striped, checkered
  2. grooved, undulating
Inflection
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative engach engach engach
Vocative engaig*
engach**
Accusative engach engaig
Genitive engaig engaige engaig
Dative engach engaig engach
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative engaig engacha
Vocative engachu
engacha†
Accusative engachu
engacha†
Genitive engach
Dative engachaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants
  • Irish: eangach (“gusseted; patched, checkered; notched, grooved, indented”)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
engach unchanged n-engach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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