álaind

Old Irish

Etymology

Maybe composed of ad- (“to, towards”) and lainn (“keen, bright”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːlin͈(d)/

Adjective

álaind (equative áillither, comparative áildiu, áilliu, superlative áildem)

  1. beautiful
  2. fine, splendid, lovely

Declension

i-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative álaind álaind álaind
vocative álaind
accusative álaind álaind
genitive álaind áilde álaind
dative álaind álaind álaind
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative áildi áildi
vocative áildi
accusative áildi
genitive álaind*
áilde
dative áildib

*not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: álainn
  • Manx: aalin
  • Scottish Gaelic: àlainn

Mutation

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

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

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959) “álind”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume A, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page A-61

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