snechtae

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Old Irish

Etymology

From a suffixed derivative of Proto-Indo-European *snéygʷʰs (“snow”); related to Proto-Celtic *snigʷyeti (“to snow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

snechtae m

  1. snow

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative snechtae snechtaeL snechtaiL
Vocative snechtai snechtaeL snechtu
Accusative snechtaeN snechtaeL snechtuH
Genitive snechtaiL snechtaeL snechtaeN
Dative snechtuL snechtaib snechtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: snechta

Mutation

Mutation of snechtae
radical lenition nasalization
snechtae ṡnechtae unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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