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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tarwos (compare Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (compare Latin taurus).
Pronunciation
Noun
tarb m (genitive tairb, nominative plural tairb)
- bull
Declension
| 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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tarb
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tarbL
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tairbL
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| Vocative
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tairb
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tarbL
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tarbuH
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| Accusative
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tarbN
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tarbL
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tarbuH
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| Genitive
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tairbL
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tarb
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tarbN
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| Dative
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tarbL
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tarbaib
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tarbaib
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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
Mutation of tarb
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| tarb
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tharb
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tarb
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
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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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