moirb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *morwis, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [morʲβʲ]

Noun

moirb f (genitive unattested, nominative plural morbi)

ant

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	moirb	moirb^L	morbai^H
vocative	moirb	moirb^L	morbai^H
accusative	moirb^N	moirb^L	morbai^H
genitive	morbo^H, morba^H	morbo^H, morba^H	morbae^N
dative	moirb^L	morbaib	morbaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Mutation

Mutation of *moirb*
radical	lenition	nasalization
moirb also mmoirb in h-prothesis environments	moirb pronounced with /β̃-/	moirb also mmoirb

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