Crístaide

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • Crístide

Etymology

From Críst +‎ -ide, a calque of Latin Chrīstiānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲɾʲiːs.t̪ə.ðʲe/
    • (Blasse) [ˈkʲɾʲiːs.t̪ɪ.ðʲe]
    • (Griffith) [ˈkʲɾʲiːs.t̪ɨ.ðʲe]

Noun

Crístaide m

  1. a Christian
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Crístaide.

Declension

Masculine io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Crístaide CrístaideL CrístaidiL
vocative Crístaidi CrístaideL Crístaidiu
accusative CrístaideN CrístaideL CrístaidiuH
genitive CrístaidiL CrístaideL CrístaideN
dative CrístaidiuL Crístaidib Crístaidib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Críostaí
  • Manx: Creestee
  • Scottish Gaelic: Crìosdaidh

Mutation

Mutation of Crístaide
radical lenition nasalization
Crístaide Chrístaide Crístaide
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

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