Maccidóndu
Old Irish
FWOTD – 7 June 2013
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.kʲə.ðoːn̪.d̪u/
- (Blasse) [ˈma.kʲe.ðoːn̪.d̪u]
- (Griffith) [ˈma.kʲə.ðoːn̪.d̪u]
Noun
Maccidóndu m pl (accusative)
- Macedonians
- Synonym: Macidonii
Declension
Only the accusative plural is attested, but the presumed full declension is:
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Maccidóndae | MaccidóndaeL | MaccidóndaiL |
| vocative | Maccidóndai | MaccidóndaeL | Maccidóndu |
| accusative | MaccidóndaeN | MaccidóndaeL | MaccidónduH |
| genitive | MaccidóndaiL | MaccidóndaeL | MaccidóndaeN |
| dative | MaccidónduL | Maccidóndaib | Maccidóndaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Quotations
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 16d8
- Bíuu-sa oc irbáig dar far cenn-si fri Maccidóndu.
- I am boasting about you to the Macedonians.
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Maccidóndu also mMaccidóndu in h-prothesis environments |
Maccidóndu pronounced with /β̃-/ |
Maccidóndu also mMaccidóndu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.