suib

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *subi.

Noun

suib n or f (genitive unattested, nominative plural subai)

  1. strawberry

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative suib suibL subaiH
Vocative suib suibL subaiH
Accusative suibN suibL subaiH
Genitive soboH, sobaH soboH, sobaH subaeN
Dative suibL subaib subaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: sub f
    • Irish:  f (red berry)
    • Manx: soo
    • Scottish Gaelic: sùbh

Mutation

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

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