encu

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeŋ.ɡu/

Adjective

encu

  1. masculine accusative plural of ennac

Mutation

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

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

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntúɪ́. Cognate with Swahili nswi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /éːnt͡ʃu/
  • Rhymes: -éːnt͡ʃu
  • Hyphenation: e‧ncu

Noun

encu class 9 (plural encu class 10, augmentless ncu, plural augmentless ncu)

  1. fish
    Synonyms: ensamaaki, eky'enyanja
    owaawe tali waawe, amaizi nigacumba encu ― one's friends may turn against them (literally, “your [person] is not your [person], water cooks fish”)

References

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