Notlaic

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natalicia.

Proper noun

Notlaic f

Christmas

Inflection

Feminine irregular
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Notlaic	—	—
vocative	Notlaic	—	—
accusative	Notlaic^N	—	—
genitive	Notlac	—	—
dative	Notlaic^L	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Derived terms

notlaic becc (“Epiphany, Feast of the Circumcision”)
notlaic mór (“Christmas”)
notlaic stéille (“Epiphany”)

Descendants

Irish: Nollaig
Manx: Nollick
Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig

Mutation

Mutation of *Notlaic*
radical	lenition	nasalization
Notlaic also nNotlaic in h-prothesis environments	Notlaic pronounced with /n-/	Notlaic also nNotlaic

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