muccullach

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mucc (pig) +‎ cullach (boar).

Noun[edit]

muccullach m (nominative plural muccullaig)

  1. boar

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative muccullach muccullachL mucculaigL
Vocative mucculaig muccullachL muccullachuH
Accusative muccullachN muccullachL muccullachuH
Genitive mucculaigL muccullach muccullachN
Dative muccullachL muccullachaib muccullachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
muccullach
also mmuccullach after a proclitic
muccullach
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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