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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish ornáid (“ornament”), a late Romance loan-word.
Noun
ornáid f (genitive singular ornáide, nominative plural ornáidí)
- (music, etc.) ornament (element of decoration; musical flourish)
Declension
Derived terms
- ornáideach (“ornamental; ornate, embellished”, adjective)
- ornáidigh (“ornament”, transitive verb)
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| ornáid
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n-ornáid
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hornáid
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not applicable
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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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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ornáid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ornáid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language