Lóegaire
Old Irish
Etymology
lóeg (“calf”) + aire (“guarding, watch”), which also explains the iā-stem inflection.
Proper noun
Lóegaire m (genitive Lóegaire)
- A male given name
Inflection
Feminine iā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | LóegaireL | — | — |
Vocative | LóegaireL | — | — |
Accusative | LóegairiN | — | — |
Genitive | Lóegaire | — | — |
Dative | LóegairiL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: Laoghaire
- → English: Leary
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Lóegaire also Llóegaire after a proclitic | Lóegaire pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | Lóegaire also Llóegaire after a proclitic |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |