lebor
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲeβər/, [ˈl͈ʲeβor]
Noun
lebor m (genitive libuir or libair or liubair, nominative plural libuir or libair or liubair)
- book
- c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 816
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lebor | leborL | libairL |
| vocative | libair | leborL | lebruH |
| accusative | leborN | leborL | lebruH |
| genitive | libairL | lebor | leborN |
| dative | leborL | lebraib | lebraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- lebrach
- lebrán
- lebróir
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| lebor also llebor in h-prothesis environments |
lebor pronounced with /lʲ-/ |
lebor also llebor |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language