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eó

eó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eo"

Old Irish

eó

Alternative forms

eú

Noun

eó m ‎(genitive ïach, nominative plural ïaich)

salmon

Declension

Masculine k-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	eó^H	ïaich^L, eó^L	ïaich
Vocative	eó^H	ïaich^L, eó^L	ïacha^H
Accusative	ïaich^N	ïaich^L, eó^L	ïacha^H
Genitive	ïach	ïach^L	ïach^N
Dative	ïaich^L, eó^L	ïachaib	ïachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: eo
Scottish Gaelic: eo

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
eó	unchanged	n-eó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“1 eó, eú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.