líach

See also: liach

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈ʲiːa̯x/

Noun

líach f

  1. spoon, ladle
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative líachL léigL líachaH
Vocative líachL léigL líachaH
Accusative léigN léigL líachaH
Genitive léigeH líachL líachN
Dative léigL líachaib líachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants

Adjective

líach

  1. wretched
    Synonyms: doinmech, mindech, trúag, trúagdae

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative líach líach líach
Vocative léig*
líach**
Accusative líach léig
Genitive léig léige léig
Dative líach léig líach
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative léig líacha
Vocative líachu
líacha
Accusative líachu
líacha
Genitive líach
Dative líachaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
líach
also llíach after a proclitic
líach
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
líach
also llíach after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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