scé

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats. Cognate to Welsh ysbyddad, Breton spezad, Cornish spethas.

Noun

scé f (genitive scïad)

  1. whitethorn

Inflection

Feminine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative scé scïaidL, scé scïaid
Vocative scé scïaidL, scé sceda
Accusative scïaidN scïaidL, scé sceda
Genitive scïad scïad scïadN
Dative scïaidL, scíL scedaib scedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
scé scé unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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