laíches
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- láiches
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈aːi̯.xʲəs/
Etymology
Related to its masculine counterpart láech.
Noun
laíches f (nominative plural laíchesa)
- laywoman
- wife of a warrior
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | laíchesL | laíchisL | laíchesaH |
| Vocative | laíchesL | laíchisL | laíchesaH |
| Accusative | laíchisN | laíchisL | laíchesaH |
| Genitive | laíchiseH | laíchesL | laíchesN |
| Dative | laíchisL | laíchesaib | laíchesaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| laíches also llaíches after a proclitic | laíches pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “laíches”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language