millsén

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From milis (sweet) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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millsén m

  1. a preparation of sweetened curds

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative millsén
Vocative millséin
Accusative millsénN
Genitive millséinL
Dative millsénL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: milseán
  • Manx: millshan, milljan
  • Scottish Gaelic: mìlsean

Mutation

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

References

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