Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *nertom (strength, force), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (virile, strong), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (man; vital energy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nert n (genitive neirt, nominative plural nert)

  1. power
  2. strength

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative nertN nertN nertL, nerta
Vocative nertN nertN nertL, nerta
Accusative nertN nertN nertL, nerta
Genitive neirtL nert nertN
Dative niurtL nertaib nertaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: neart
  • Manx: niart
  • Scottish Gaelic: neart

Verb

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nert

  1. second-person singular imperative of nertaid

·nert

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of nertaid

Mutation

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Mutation of nert
radical lenition nasalization
nert
also nnert after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
nert
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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

Further reading

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