cairde
Irish
Alternative forms
- cáirde (dated)
Etymology
Compare Manx caarjyn, Scottish Gaelic càirdean.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːɾˠdʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkæːɾˠdʲə/
Noun
cairde m pl
- plural of cara
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cairde | chairde | gcairde |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Middle Irish
Noun
cairde
- nominative and vocative and accusative and genitive plural of cara
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cairde | chairde | cairde pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||