scé

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats. Cognate to Welsh ysbyddad, Breton spezad, Cornish spethas.

Noun

scé f (genitive scïad)

  1. whitethorn

Inflection

Feminine t-stem
singular dual plural
nominative scé scïaidL, scé scïaid
vocative scé scïaidL, scé sceda
accusative scïaidN scïaidL, scé sceda
genitive scïad scïad scïadN
dative scïaidL, scíL scedaib scedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of scé
radical lenition nasalization
scé scé scé

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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