imbliu

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • imliu

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ambelyū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl.

Noun

imbliu f

  1. navel

Declension

Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative imbliu imblinnL imblinn
Vocative imbliu imblinnL imblennaH
Accusative imblinnN imblinnL imblennaH
Genitive imblenn imblennL imblennN
Dative imblinnL, imbliuL imblennaib imblennaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: imleann
  • Middle Irish: *imlec
    • Scottish Gaelic: imleag
      • Scottish Gaelic: ilimeag (by metathesis)
    • Manx: imleig
    • Middle Irish: imlecán

Mutation

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

Further reading

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