léimm
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *lanxsmen- (compare Welsh llam), from Proto-Indo-European *legʷh- (“light, not heavy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈ʲeːmʲ/
Noun
léimm n (genitive léimme, nominative plural léimmen)
Descendants
- Irish:
- Manx:
- Scottish Gaelic:
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| léimm also lléimm after a proclitic |
léimm pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
léimm also lléimm after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.