análfadach

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From anál (breathing, breath).

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

análfadach f

  1. breath (as something unpleasant and oppressive)
  2. act of breathing heavily, stertorous breathing, panting

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative análfadachL
Vocative análfadachL
Accusative análfadaigN
Genitive análfadaigeH
Dative análfadaigL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

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

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