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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸerissā, which Matasović derives from Proto-Indo-European *peri-dʰh₁-teh₂ and which Mallory and Adams derive from Proto-Indo-European *peri-steh₂-
Pronunciation
Noun
iress f (genitive irisse)
- faith
For quotations using this term, see Citations:iress.
Declension
| Feminine ā-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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iressL
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—
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—
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| Vocative
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iressL
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—
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—
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| Accusative
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irissN
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| Genitive
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irisseH
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—
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| Dative
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irissL
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Irish: iris (“faith, religion”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| iress
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unchanged
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n-iress
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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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References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 128
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 61
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