moirtchenn
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin morticinium.
Noun
moirtchenn n or m
- dead flesh
- sudden death, destruction
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
moirtchenn also mmoirtchenn after a proclitic | moirtchenn pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | moirtchenn also mmoirtchenn after a proclitic |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “moirtchenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.