nathir

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *natrixs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaθ(ʲ)ərʲ/

Noun

nathir f

snake

Declension

Feminine k-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	nathir, nathair	nathraig^L	nathraig
vocative	nathir, nathair	nathraig^L	nathracha
accusative	nathraig^N	nathraig^L	nathracha
genitive	nathrach	nathrach	nathrach^N
dative	nathraig^L	nathrachaib	nathrachaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Descendants

Irish: nathair
Scottish Gaelic: nathair

Mutation

Mutation of *nathir*
radical	lenition	nasalization
nathir also nnathir after a proclitic ending in a vowel	nathir pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/	unchanged

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), “nathair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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