robartae

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrobertesā (if cognate to Welsh rhyferthi (torrent, flood)) or *ɸrobertowyos (if cognate with Welsh rhyferthwy (torrent, flood)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr͈o.vər.te/, [ˈr͈ovarte]

Noun

robartae f

  1. spring tide

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative robartaeL robartaiL robartai
Vocative robartaeL robartaiL robartai
Accusative robartaiN robartaiL robartai
Genitive robartae robartaeL robartaeN
Dative robartaiL robartaib robartaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: robarta
    • Irish: rabharta
    • Scottish Gaelic: rabhart
    • Manx: roayrt

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
robartae
also rrobartae after a proclitic
robartae
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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