bledmíl

Old Irish

Etymology

From bled (sea monster) + míl (animal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblʲeðṽʲiːl/

Noun

bledmíl n

  1. sea-monster

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bledmílN bledmílN bledmílL, bledmíla
Vocative bledmílN bledmílN bledmílL, bledmíla
Accusative bledmílN bledmílN bledmílL, bledmíla
Genitive bledmílL bledmíl bledmílN
Dative bledmílL bledmílaib bledmílaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: bleidhmhíol

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bledmíl bledmíl
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbledmíl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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