Ard Machae
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Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ard (“height”) + Machae (“name of a goddess”), literally "Macha's Height".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (nominative, accusative, and vocative singular): IPA(key): /ard maxe/
- (dative singular): IPA(key): /ard ṽaxe/
Proper noun[edit]
Ard Machae n (genitive Aird Machae)
Inflection[edit]
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | Ard Machae | — | — |
Vocative | Ard Machae | — | — |
Accusative | Ard Machae | — | — |
Genitive | Aird Machae | — | — |
Dative | Ard Machae | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants[edit]
- Middle Irish: Ard Macha
- Irish: Ard Mhacha
- → English: Armagh
- Irish: Ard Mhacha
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Ard Machae | unchanged | nArd Machae |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |