metrapoil
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Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metrapoil f
- metropolis, mother-city
Inflection[edit]
The word's inflections do not seem to be attested. However, a Middle Irish genitive singular metrapoile can be found.
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| metrapoil also mmetrapoil after a proclitic |
metrapoil pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||