Reconstruction:Middle Irish/cáennach

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This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cóennae with the noun-forming -ach added onto it.

Noun

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*cáennach m

  1. moss

Descendants

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  • Irish: caonach
  • Scottish Gaelic: còinneach
  • Manx: keynnagh

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cáennach cháennach cáennach
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.