midchuairt

Old Irish

Etymology

mid (mead) + cúairt (circuit, circle, circling)[1]

Noun

midchuairt m or f (genitive midchuarta)

  1. "mead-circuit", a banquet-hall

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative midchuairt midchuairtL midchuartaiH
Vocative midchuairt midchuairtL midchuartaiH
Accusative midchuairtN midchuairtL midchuartaiH
Genitive midchuartoH, midchuartaH midchuartoH, midchuartaH midchuartaeN
Dative midchuairtL midchuartaib midchuartaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

References

  1. Clodagh Downey (2010) “Dindṡenchas and the Tech Midchúarta”, in Ériu, volume 60, →JSTOR, pages 1–35
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