Old Irish

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Etymology

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From ailide +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ailidetu m (genitive ailidetad)

  1. alternation, change

Inflection

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Masculine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ailidetu
Vocative ailidetu
Accusative ailidetaidN
Genitive ailidetad
Dative ailidetaidL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Mutation of ailidetu
radical lenition nasalization
ailidetu
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-ailidetu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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