raithnech

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸratinākā, a derivative of Proto-Celtic *ɸratis (compare Middle Irish raith, Welsh rhedyn, Breton radenn), from Proto-Indo-European *p(t)erH- (compare Greek φτέρη (ftéri), Lithuanian papártis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr͈aθʲnʲex/

Noun

raithnech f (genitive raithnige, no plural)

  1. fern, bracken

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative raithnechL
Vocative raithnechL
Accusative raithnigN
Genitive raithnigeH
Dative raithnigL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: raithneach
  • Manx: rhennagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: raineach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
raithnech
also rraithnech after a proclitic
raithnech
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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