áed

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *aidu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰu, from the root *h₂eydʰ- (to burn, kindle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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áed n

  1. fire

Inflection

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Neuter u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative áedN aídN áedL
Vocative áedN aídN áedL
Accusative áedN aídN áedL
Genitive aídeo aídeo aídeN
Dative aídL áedaib áedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

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

References

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