sreng

Old Irish

Etymology

From Old Norse strengr (“string”), from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“to twist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʲɾʲeŋɡ/

Noun

sreng m (genitive sreing, nominative plural sreing)

string, cord
(specifically) bowstring

Declension

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	sreng	sreng^L	sreing^L
vocative	sreing	sreng^L	srengu^H
accusative	sreng^N	sreng^L	srengu^H
genitive	sreing^L	sreng	sreng^N
dative	sreng^L	srengaib	srengaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Derived terms

srengaid

Descendants

Middle Irish: sreng f
- Irish: sreang
- Manx: streng
- Scottish Gaelic: sreang
⇒ Middle Irish: sringcne
- Irish: srincne

Mutation

Mutation of *sreng*
radical	lenition	nasalization
sreng	ṡreng	sreng

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