echlach

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish echlach.

Noun

echlach f (ā-stem, genitive singular echlaige, nominative plural echlacha)

  1. messenger, courier; attendant
  2. prostitute

Descendants

  • Irish: eachlach

Mutation

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

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From echall +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈexlax/

Noun

echlach f (genitive echlaige, nominative plural echlacha)

  1. messenger, courier; attendant

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative echlachL echlaigL echlachaH
vocative echlachL echlaigL echlachaH
accusative echlaigN echlaigL echlachaH
genitive echlaigeH echlachL echlachN
dative echlaigL echlachaib echlachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

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

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

Further reading

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