cobais

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin cōnfessiō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cobais f (genitive coibsen, nominative plural coibsin)

  1. (Christianity) confession (of sin)
  2. confidence, secret

Inflection[edit]

Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cobais coibsinL coibsin
Vocative cobais coibsinL coibsenaH
Accusative coibsinN coibsinL coibsenaH
Genitive coibsen coibsenL coibsenN
Dative coibsinL, cobaisL coibsenaib coibsenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cobais chobais cobais
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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