áed

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *aidu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰu, from the root *h₂eydʰ- (to burn, kindle).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

áed n

  1. fire

Inflection[edit]

Neuter u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative áedN aídN áedL
Vocative áedN aídN áedL
Accusative áedN aídN áedL
Genitive aídeo aídeo aídeN
Dative aídL áedaib áedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
áed unchanged n-áed
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]