accuis

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈakusʲ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin *accāsiō, from Latin occāsiō, whence also Middle Welsh achaws (modern Welsh achos).

Noun

accuis f

  1. cause, occasion, reason
Declension
Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative accuis aicsinL aicsin
Vocative accuis aicsinL aicsenaH
Accusative aicsinN aicsinL aicsenaH
Genitive aicsen aicsenL aicsenN
Dative aicsinL, accuisL aicsenaib aicsenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Synonyms
  • fochonn
Derived terms
  • aicsenach
  • aicsendae
  • aicsendaid
  • aicsenugud
  • ar accuis
  • hua accuiss

See also

Etymology 2

From ad- + Proto-Celtic *kassis (hatred).[1]

Noun

accuis f (nominative plural acsi)

  1. offence, hatred
Declension
Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative accuis accuisL aicsiH
Vocative accuis accuisL aicsiH
Accusative accuisN accuisL aicsiH
Genitive aicseoH, aicseaH aicseoH, aicseaH aicseN
Dative accuisL aicsib aicsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: accais, acaiss, acuis (cause; offense; hatred; venom)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
accuis unchanged n-accuis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Griffith, Aaron (2022 February 26) “On the old Irish third palatalisation and the 3sg. present of the copula”, in Ériu, volume 66, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved June 22, 2022, pages 39–62

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