Lóegaire

Old Irish

Etymology

From lóeg (“calf”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪oːi̯.ɣə.ɾʲe/
    • (Blasse) [ˈl̪oːi̯.ɣɪ.ɾʲe]
    • (Griffith) [ˈl̪oːi̯.ɣɨ.ɾʲe]

Proper noun

Lóegaire m (genitive Lóegaire)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Lóegaire — —
vocative Lóegairi — —
accusative LóegaireN — —
genitive LóegairiL — —
dative LóegairiuL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Laoghaire
    • → English: Leary

Mutation

Mutation of Lóegaire
radical lenition nasalization
Lóegaire
also Llóegaire in h-prothesis environments		 Lóegaire
pronounced with /l-/		 Lóegaire
also Llóegaire

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

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