imbert

See also: Imbert

Old Irish

Etymology

From imm- +‎ bert.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈimʲ.bʲərt̪/
- (Blasse) [ˈimʲ.bʲert̪]
- (Griffith) [ˈimʲ.bʲərt̪]

Noun

imbert f (genitive imbertae, nominative plural imberta)

verbal noun of imm·beir

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	imbert^L	imbirt^L	imberta^H
vocative	imbert^L	imbirt^L	imberta^H
accusative	imbirt^N	imbirt^L	imberta^H
genitive	imbertae^H	imbert^L	imbert^N
dative	imbirt^L	imbertaib	imbertaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

mí-imbert

Descendants

Middle Irish: imbirt
- Irish: imirt
- Scottish Gaelic: iomairt

Mutation

Mutation of *imbert*
radical	lenition	nasalization
imbert (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	imbert	n-imbert

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), “imbert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language