ecnae

ecnae

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ess- + the root of Proto-Celtic *gniyeti (“to make, do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɡ.ne/

Noun

ecnae n (genitive ecnai)

  1. verbal noun of as·gnin
  2. wisdom, knowledge

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ecnae.

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative ecnaeN ecnaeL ecnaeL
vocative ecnaeN ecnaeL ecnaeL
accusative ecnaeN ecnaeL ecnaeL
genitive ecnaiL ecnaeL ecnaeN
dative ecnuL ecnaib ecnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: eagna
  • Scottish Gaelic: eagnadh

Mutation

Mutation of ecnae
radical lenition nasalization
ecnae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 ecnae n-ecnae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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