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Old Irish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mʲer.lʲe/
Noun
meirle f
- stealing, theft, robbery
- Synonym: gait
Inflection
| Feminine iā-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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meirleL
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meirliL
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meirli
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| Vocative
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meirleL
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meirliL
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meirli
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| Accusative
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meirliN
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meirliL
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meirli
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| Genitive
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meirle
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meirleL
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meirleN
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| Dative
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meirliL
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meirlib
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meirlib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of meirle
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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meirle
also mmeirle after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
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meirle
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
meirle f (genitive singular meirle, plural meirlean)
- Alternative form of mèirle.