epscop

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈebskob/

Noun

epscop m (genitive epscoip or epscuip, nominative plural epscoip or epscuip)

  1. (Christianity) bishop
  2. episcopus, overseer

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative epscop epscopL epscoipL, epscuip
vocative epscoip, epscuip epscopL epscopuH
accusative epscopN epscopL epscopuH
genitive epscoipL, epscuip epscop epscopN
dative epscopL epscopaib epscopaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: escop, espoc

Mutation

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

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

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