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Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English heafoc. The change of initial consonant is due to a reinterpretation of /h/ as the lenited equivalent of /s/.
Pronunciation
Noun
sebac m
- hawk
Inflection
| Masculine o-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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sebac
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sebacL
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sebaicL
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| Vocative
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sebaic
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sebacL
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sebcuH
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| Accusative
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sebacN
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sebacL
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sebcuH
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| Genitive
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sebaicL
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sebac
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sebacN
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| Dative
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sebucL
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sebcaib
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sebcaib
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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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| sebac
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ṡebac
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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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