iress

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸerissā, which Matasović derives from Proto-Indo-European *peri-dʰh₁-teh₂[1] and which Mallory and Adams derive from Proto-Indo-European *peri-steh₂-[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

iress f (genitive irisse)

  1. faith

For quotations using this term, see Citations:iress.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative iressL — —
Vocative iressL — —
Accusative irissN — —
Genitive irisseH — —
Dative irissL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: iris (“faith, religion”)

Mutation

Mutation of iress
radical lenition nasalization
iress
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-iress

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 128
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 61

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