aiccend

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • aiccent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈakʲen͈d/

Noun

aiccend m (genitive aiccind)

  1. (grammar) accent

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aiccend aiccendL aiccindL
Vocative aiccind aiccendL aiccendu
Accusative aiccendN aiccendL aiccendu
Genitive aiccindL aiccend aiccendN
Dative aiccendL aiccendaib aiccendaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
aiccend unchanged n-aiccend
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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