Lóegaire

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From lóeg (calf) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈl͈oːi̯ɣɨrʲe]

Proper noun

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Lóegaire m (genitive Lóegaire)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Lóegaire
Vocative Lóegairi
Accusative LóegaireN
Genitive LóegairiL
Dative LóegairiuL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: Laoghaire
    • English: Leary

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Lóegaire
also Llóegaire after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
Lóegaire
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.