ungae

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin uncia, from ūnus (one).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ungae f (genitive ungae, nominative plural ungai)

  1. ounce

Declension

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Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ungaeL ungaiL ungai
Vocative ungaeL ungaiL ungai
Accusative ungaiN ungaiL ungai
Genitive ungae ungaeL ungaeN
Dative ungaiL ungaib ungaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: uinge

Mutation

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

References

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