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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish líathrit. Cognate with Welsh llithred.
Noun
líathróit f (genitive líathróite)
- ball, sphere
- a ball or slingshot made from the brains of an enemy
Descendants
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| líathróit |
unchanged |
unchanged
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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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