Fíachrai

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly meaning battle king,[1] from the root of fichid (to fight) +‎ (king).

Proper noun[edit]

Fíachrai m (genitive Fíachrach)

  1. a male given name

Inflection[edit]

Masculine g-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Fíachrai
Vocative Fíachrai
Accusative FíachraigN
Genitive Fíachrach
Dative FíachraigL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Irish: Fíachra

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Fíachrai Ḟíachrai Fíachrai
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 98