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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mrogis (compare Welsh bro), from Proto-Indo-European *morǵ- (“frontier, border”). Cognate with Latin margo (“border, edge”), Proto-Germanic *markō (“border, region”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀 (marəza, “frontier”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mruig m
- march, borderland
c. 750, Aed oll fri andud nane, verse 2:In chlí comras cond credail · ollmas fu thocaid tugaib
du farclu sech cach ndíne · di Moisten míne mrugaib.- The mighty balk … great (and) good under roofs of fortune,
to be chosen beyond any generation of the marches of smooth Moistiu.
- country, territory
Declension
| Masculine 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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mruig
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mruigL
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mrugaiH
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| Vocative
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mruig
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mruigL
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mrugaiH
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| Accusative
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mruigN
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mruigL
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mrugaiH
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| Genitive
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mrogoH, mrogaH
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mrogoH, mrogaH
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mrugaeN
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| Dative
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mruigL
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mrugaib
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mrugaib
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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 mruig
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lenition |
nasalization
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mruig
also mmruig after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
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mruig
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.
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