comguide
Old Irish
Etymology
An ad hoc formation from com- (“together”) + guide (“prayer”); the normal, expected formation would be *coingde.
Noun
comguide f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | comguideL | comguidiL | comguidi |
| vocative | comguideL | comguidiL | comguidi |
| accusative | comguidiN | comguidiL | comguidi |
| genitive | comguide | comguideL | comguideN |
| dative | comguidiL | comguidib | comguidib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| comguide | chomguide | comguide pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comguide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language