moirtchenn

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin morticinium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmor͈ʲtʲxʲen͈/

Noun

moirtchenn n or m

  1. dead flesh
  2. sudden death, destruction

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
moirtchenn
also mmoirtchenn after a proclitic
moirtchenn
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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