amlabar

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *amɸlabros. Equivalent to am- +‎ labar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaβ̃laβar]

Adjective

amlabar

1. dumb, mute

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	amlabar	amlabar	amlabar
Vocative	amlabair* amlabar**
Accusative	amlabar	amlabair
Genitive	amlabair	amlaibre	amlabair
Dative	amlabur	amlabair	amlabur
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	amlabair	amlabra
Vocative	amlabru amlabra†
Accusative	amlabru amlabra†
Genitive	amlabar
Dative	amlabraib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: amhlabhar

Mutation

Mutation of amlabar

radical	lenition	nasalization
amlabar (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-amlabar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amlabar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language