accobar

Old Irish

Alternative forms

accobor

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ad-kubrom, possibly identical to the first part of the Gaulish proper noun Ad-cobro-uati (dative, literally “deviner of wishes”). From *kubros (“desiring”) (see cobar), from Proto-Indo-European *kwep-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈakoβar]

Noun

accobar n (genitive accobair)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:accobar.

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	accobar^N	accobar^N	accobar^L, accobra
vocative	accobar^N	accobar^N	accobar^L, accobra
accusative	accobar^N	accobar^N	accobar^L, accobra
genitive	accobair^L	accobar	accobar^N
dative	accobar^L, accobur, accubur	accobraib	accobraib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Derived terms

accobrach (“desirous”)
accobras (“desire”)

Mutation

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

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