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Reconstruction:Middle Irish/cáennach

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cóenna with the noun-forming -ach added onto it.

Noun

*cáennach m

  1. moss

Descendants
  • Irish: caonach
  • Manx: keynnagh

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cáennachcháennachcáennach
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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