cloicenn

Old Irish

Etymology

From cloch (“stone”) +‎ cenn (“head”)

Noun

cloicenn n

  1. skull

Inflection

Neuter 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

References

  • Rudolf Thurneysen, A Grammar of Old Irish (Dublin, 1946), §137, p. 87
  • “cloicenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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