paiter

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *pader (compare Welsh pader), from Latin pater (“father”), the first word of the Lord's Prayer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpadʲer]

Noun

paiter f

  1. (Christianity) paternoster, Lord's Prayer
  2. a short, formulaic prayer

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative paiterL paitirL paitreH
vocative paiterL paitirL paitreH
accusative paitirN paitirL paitreH
genitive paitreH paiterL paiterN
dative paitirL paitrib paitrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: paidir
  • Manx: padjer
  • Scottish Gaelic: paidir

Mutation

Mutation of paiter
radical lenition nasalization
paiter phaiter
or unchanged		 paiter
pronounced with /b-/

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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