sebac

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English heafoc. The change of initial consonant is due to a reinterpretation of /h/ as the lenited equivalent of /s/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲeβak]

Noun

sebac m

  1. hawk

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative sebac sebacL sebaicL
vocative sebaic sebacL sebcuH
accusative sebacN sebacL sebcuH
genitive sebaicL sebac sebacN
dative sebucL sebcaib sebcaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: seabhac
  • Manx: shawk
  • Scottish Gaelic: seabhag

Mutation

Mutation of sebac
radical lenition nasalization
sebac ṡebac sebac

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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