ingnad

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *angnātos (“unknown, obscure”). By surface analysis, in- +‎ gnáth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈiŋɡnað]

Adjective

ingnad

  1. strange, unusual, unfamiliar
  2. wonderful, remarkable
  3. (nominalized, neuter) wonder, marvel, miracle

Declension

o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ingnad ingnad ingnad
vocative ingnaid*
ingnad**
accusative ingnad ingnaid
genitive ingnaid ingnaide ingnaid
dative ingnud ingnaid ingnud
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative ingnaid ingnada
vocative ingnadu
ingnada†
accusative ingnadu
ingnada†
genitive ingnad
dative ingnadaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

  • ingantus
    • Irish: iontas
    • Manx: yindys
    • Scottish Gaelic: iongantas

Descendants

Mutation

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

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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