Líadain

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From líath (grey).

Proper noun

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Líadain f (genitive Líadaine)

  1. a female given name

Inflection

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Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative LíadainL
Vocative LíadainL
Accusative LíadainN
Genitive LíadaineH
Dative LíadainL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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