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menmae
menmae
Old Irish
Noun
menmae m (genitive menman, nominative plural menmain)
- the mind
- thinking, understanding
- thought, heed, attention
- spirit, courage, self-confidence
- desire, inclination
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| menmae also mmenmae after a proclitic |
menmae pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
menmae also mmenmae after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 menma” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.