millsén

Old Irish

Etymology

From milis (“sweet”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

millsén m

  1. a preparation of sweetened curds
  2. a sweetmeat, delicacy

Inflection
Masculine o-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
millsén
also mmillsén after a proclitic		 millsén
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/		 millsén
also mmillsén after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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