oifrend

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin offerenda.

Noun

oifrend m (genitive oifrind)

  1. (Christianity) Mass

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative oifrend oifrendL oifrindL
Vocative oifrind oifrendL oifrenduH
Accusative oifrendN oifrendL oifrenduH
Genitive oifrindL oifrend oifrendN
Dative oifriundL oifrendaib oifrendaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Aifreann
  • Scottish Gaelic: Aifreann

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
oifrend
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-oifrend
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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