suib
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *subi.
Noun
suib n or f (genitive unattested, nominative plural subai)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suib | suibL | subaiH |
| vocative | suib | suibL | subaiH |
| accusative | suibN | suibL | subaiH |
| genitive | soboH, sobaH | soboH, sobaH | subaeN |
| dative | suibL | subaib | subaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
- Middle Irish: sub f
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| suib | ṡuib | suib |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sub”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language