From Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
siur f (genitive sethar, nominative plural sethir)
Feminine r-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | siur | siairL, sieirL | sethir |
Vocative | siur | siairL, sieirL | sethraH |
Accusative | siairN, sieirN | siairL, sieirL | sethraH |
Genitive | sethar | setharL | setharN |
Dative | siairL, sieirL | sethraib | sethraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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siur | phiur, fiur | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Note: Old Irish s, when from Proto-Celtic *sɸ- and *sw-, was lenited as /f/ (spelled ⟨ph⟩ or ⟨f⟩), rather than the usual /h/ (spelled ⟨ṡ⟩).