senathair

Old Irish

Etymology

From sen (old) + athair (father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲenəθərʲ/

Noun

senathair m (genitive senathar)

  1. grandfather

Inflection

Masculine r-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative senathair senathairL senaithir
Vocative senathair senathairL senaithre
Accusative senathairN senathairL senaithre
Genitive senathar senathar senatharN
Dative senathairL senathrib senathrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: senathair

Mutation

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

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