Lóegaire

Old Irish

Etymology

lóeg (“calf”) +‎ aire (“guarding, watch”), which also explains the iā-stem inflection.

Proper noun

Lóegaire m (genitive Lóegaire)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative LóegaireL — —
Vocative LóegaireL — —
Accusative LóegairiN — —
Genitive Lóegaire — —
Dative LóegairiL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Laoghaire

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Lóegaire
also Llóegaire after a proclitic
Lóegaire
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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