ammait
Old Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈamidʲ/
Noun
ammait f (genitive ammaite, nominative plural ammaiti)
- woman with supernatural powers, witch, hag, spectre
- foolish woman
Inflection
| Feminine ī-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ammaitL | ammaitL | ammaitiH |
| Vocative | ammaitL | ammaitL | ammaitiH |
| Accusative | ammaitiN | ammaitL | ammaitiH |
| Genitive | ammaiteH | ammaiteL | ammaiteN |
| Dative | ammaitiL | ammaitib | ammaitib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Synonyms
- (woman with supernatural powers): bandraí
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ammait | unchanged | n-ammait |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ammait”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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