frithaire

Old Irish

Etymology

frith- + aire. Note the lack of conversion to a k-stem that happened to aire.

Noun

frithaire f (genitive frithare)

  1. vigil

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative frithaireL frithairiL frithairi
Vocative frithaireL frithairiL frithairi
Accusative frithairiN frithairiL frithairi
Genitive frithaire frithaireL frithaireN
Dative frithairiL frithairib frithairib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • fris·airi

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
frithaire ḟrithaire frithaire
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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