comrac

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • comracc

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *komɸroankom. Cognate with Welsh cyfrang.

Noun

comrac n (genitive comraic)

  1. verbal noun of con·ricc: encounter

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative comracN comracN comracL, comraca
Vocative comracN comracN comracL, comraca
Accusative comracN comracN comracL, comraca
Genitive comraicL comrac comracN
Dative comrucL comracaib comracaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: comrac
    • Irish: comhrac (with irregular final -c)
    • Scottish Gaelic: còmhrag

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
comrac chomrac comrac
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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