ungae

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin uncia, from ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ungae f (genitive ungae, nominative plural ungai)

  1. ounce

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ungaeL ungaiL ungai
Vocative ungaeL ungaiL ungai
Accusative ungaiN ungaiL ungai
Genitive ungae ungaeL ungaeN
Dative ungaiL ungaib ungaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: uinge

Mutation

Mutation of ungae
radical lenition nasalization
ungae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-ungae

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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