lánamain

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Old Irish

Etymology

Explained by Thurneysen as from lán (“whole, complete”) +‎ emon (“twin, triplet”),[1] but the semantics and morphology (emon is a masculine o-stem, this term is a feminine ī-stem) are difficult to reconcile. However, the Manx descendant lannoon also means "twin".

Pronunciation

Noun

lánamain f (genitive lánamnae, nominative plural lánamnai)

  1. married couple

Inflection

Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lánamainL lánamainL lánamnaiH
Vocative lánamainL lánamainL lánamnaiH
Accusative lánamnaiN lánamainL lánamnaiH
Genitive lánamnaeH lánamnaeL lánamnaeN
Dative lánamnaiL lánamnaib lánamnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: lánamain

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lánamain
also llánamain after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		lánamain
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1936) Studies in Early Irish Law, Hodges, Figgis & Company, page 4

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