iress
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸerissā, which Matasović derives from Proto-Indo-European *peri-dʰh₁-teh₂[1] and which Mallory and Adams derive from Proto-Indo-European *peri-steh₂-[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈirʲes]
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | iressL | — | — |
| Vocative | iressL | — | — |
| Accusative | irissN | — | — |
| Genitive | irisseH | — | — |
| Dative | irissL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Irish: iris (“faith, religion”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| iress | unchanged | n-iress |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 128
- Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 61
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ires(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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