airchinnech

Old Irish

Etymology

From airchenn (“prominent, leading”) (from ar- +‎ cenn, literally “having the head in front”) + -ach

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈarʲxʲin͈ʲex]

Noun

airchinnech m (genitive airchinnig, nominative plural airchinnig)

  1. head, leader, administrator

Declension
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative airchinnech airchinnechL airchinnigL
Vocative airchinnig airchinnechL airchinnchiuH
Accusative airchinnechN airchinnechL airchinnchiuH
Genitive airchinnigL airchinnech airchinnechN
Dative airchinniuchL airchinnchib airchinnchib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • banairchinnech

Descendants
  • Irish: airchinneach
  • → English: erenagh

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
airchinnech unchanged n-airchinnech
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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