robartae
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸrobertesyā (if cognate to Welsh rhyferthi (“torrent, flood”)) or *ɸrobertowyos (if cognate with Welsh rhyferthwy (“torrent, flood”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr͈o.vər.te/
Noun
robartae f
- spring tide
Inflection
| Feminine iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | robartaeL | robartaiL | robartai |
| Vocative | robartaeL | robartaiL | robartai |
| Accusative | robartaiN | robartaiL | robartai |
| Genitive | robartae | robartaeL | robartaeN |
| Dative | robartaiL | robartaib | robartaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: robarta
- Irish: rabharta
- Scottish Gaelic: rabhart
- Manx: roayrt
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| robartae also rrobartae after a proclitic | robartae pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ | robartae also rrobartae after a proclitic |
| 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) , “robarta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language