fingalach

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fingal +‎ -ach

Noun[edit]

fingalach m or f

  1. parricide (someone who kills a relative)

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fingalach fingalachL fingalaigL
Vocative fingalaig fingalachL fingalchuH
Accusative fingalachN fingalachL fingalchuH
Genitive fingalaigL fingalach fingalachN
Dative fingalachL fingalchaib fingalchaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

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

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