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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *morwis, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.
Pronunciation
Noun
moirb f (genitive unattested, nominative plural morbi)
- ant
Inflection
| Feminine i-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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moirb
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moirbL
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morbaiH
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| Vocative
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moirb
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moirbL
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morbaiH
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| Accusative
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moirbN
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moirbL
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morbaiH
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| Genitive
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morboH, morbaH
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morboH, morbaH
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morbaeN
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| Dative
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moirbL
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morbaib
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morbaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Mutation
Mutation of moirb
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lenition |
nasalization
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moirb
also mmoirb after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
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moirb
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.