gentraige

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • gentraiges

Etymology

gen (“laugh, sport, levity”) +‎ -traige

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʲen̪.t̪ɾə.ɣʲe/
    • (Blasse) [ˈɡʲen̪.t̪ɾɪ.ɣʲe]
    • (Griffith) [ˈɡʲen̪.t̪ɾɨ.ɣʲe]

Noun

gentraige f

  1. laughter-inducing strain of music

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative gentraigeL — —
vocative gentraigeL — —
accusative gentraigiN — —
genitive gentraige — —
dative gentraigiL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: geantraí

Mutation

Mutation of gentraige
radical lenition nasalization
gentraige gentraige
pronounced with /ɣʲ-/		 ngentraige

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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