menmae

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲenme/

Noun

menmae m (genitive menman, nominative plural menmain)

  1. the mind
  2. thinking, understanding
  3. thought, heed, attention
  4. spirit, courage, self-confidence
  5. desire, inclination

Inflection
Masculine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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

References
  • “1 menma” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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