firennach

Old Irish

Etymology

firend +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸʲi.ɾʲə.n̪əx/
  • (Blasse) [ˈɸʲi.ɾʲe.n̪ax]
  • (Griffith) [ˈɸʲi.ɾʲə.n̪əx]

Adjective

firennach

1. male

Descendants

• Irish: fireannach
• Scottish Gaelic: fireannach

Mutation

Mutation of firennach

radical	lenition	nasalization
firennach	ḟirennach	firennach pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “firennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language