othrus

Old Irish

Etymology

othar +‎ -us

Noun

othrus m (genitive othrais)

  1. illness
  2. nursing
  3. sick-maintenance

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative othrus othrusL othrusae
vocative othrus othrusL othrusu
accusative othrusN othrusL othrusu
genitive othrusoH, othrusaH othruso, othrusa othrusaeN
dative othrusL othrusaib othrusaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

  • (illness): ces, othar, slaetán
  • (nursing): othrad

Descendants

  • Irish: othras

Mutation

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

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