Ard Machae

Old Irish

Etymology

From ard (height) +‎ Machae (name of a goddess), literally "Macha's Height".

Pronunciation

  • (nominative, accusative, and vocative singular): IPA(key): /ˌard̪ ˈma.xe/
  • (dative singular): IPA(key): /ˌard̪ ˈβ̃a.xe/

Proper noun

Ard Machae n (genitive Aird Machae)

  1. Armagh (a town in Ulster, Ireland)

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Ard Machae
vocative Ard Machae
accusative Ard Machae
genitive Aird Machae
dative Ard Machae
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: Ard Macha

Mutation

Mutation of Ard Machae
radical lenition nasalization
Ard Machae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
Ard Machae nArd Machae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.