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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Irish English haitch, alternative form of aitch.
Noun
héis
- The name of the Latin-script letter h.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
- Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
héis
- h-prothesized form of éis
Old Irish
Noun
héis f
- Alternative spelling of éis
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| héis
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unchanged
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nhéis
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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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