mrath

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word mrath. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word mrath, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say mrath in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word mrath you have here. The definition of the word mrath will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmrath, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *mratom. Cognate to Welsh brad.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmr͈aθ/

Noun

mrath n (genitive mraith, nominative plural mrath or mratha)

verbal noun of marnaid

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	mrath^N	mrath^N	mrath^L, mratha
vocative	mrath^N	mrath^N	mrath^L, mratha
accusative	mrath^N	mrath^N	mrath^L, mratha
genitive	mraith^L	mrath	mrath^N
dative	mrath^L	mrathaib	mrathaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Middle Irish: brath
- Irish: brath
- Scottish Gaelic: brath

Mutation

Mutation of *mrath*
radical	lenition	nasalization
mrath also mmrath in h-prothesis environments	mrath pronounced with /β̃-/	mrath also mmrath

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

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mrath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia