iress

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Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *ɸerissā, which Matasović derives from Proto-Indo-European *peri-dʰh₁-teh₂[1] and which Mallory and Adams derive from Proto-Indo-European *peri-steh₂-[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

iress f (genitive irisse)

  1. faith

For quotations using this term, see Citations:iress.

Declension[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative iressL
Vocative iressL
Accusative irissN
Genitive irisseH
Dative irissL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: iris (faith, religion)

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 128
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 61

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