sebac

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English heafoc. The change of initial consonant is due to a reinterpretation of /h/ as the lenited equivalent of /s/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʲevak/

Noun

sebac m

1. hawk

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	sebac	sebacL	sebaicL
Vocative	sebaic	sebacL	sebcuH
Accusative	sebacN	sebacL	sebcuH
Genitive	sebaicL	sebac	sebacN
Dative	sebucL	sebcaib	sebcaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: seabhac
• Manx: shawk
• Scottish Gaelic: seabhag

Mutation

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