bledmíl

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bled (sea monster) +‎ míl (animal).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈblʲeðṽʲiːl/

Noun[edit]

bledmíl n

  1. sea-monster

Inflection[edit]

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bledmílN bledmílN bledmílL, bledmíla
Vocative bledmílN bledmílN bledmílL, bledmíla
Accusative bledmílN bledmílN bledmílL, bledmíla
Genitive bledmílL bledmíl bledmílN
Dative bledmílL bledmílaib bledmílaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: bleidhmhíol

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bledmíl bledmíl
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbledmíl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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