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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mammā (“mom, nanny”).
Pronunciation
Noun
muimme f
- wet nurse, foster mother
- instructress
- patroness
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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muimmeL
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muimmiL
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muimmi
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| Vocative
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muimmeL
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muimmiL
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muimmi
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| Accusative
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muimmiN
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muimmiL
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muimmi
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| Genitive
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muimme
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muimmeL
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muimmeN
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| Dative
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muimmiL
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muimmib
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muimmib
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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
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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muimme
also mmuimme after a proclitic
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muimme
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
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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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