ascae

Old Irish

Etymology

Stifter (2013) derives this from a Proto-Celtic *ad-kom-stāts, semantically justifying the coinage as originally referring to a person who stood alongside another "at (a matter)", hence being a rival over a subject.[1] But this derivation would thus be at semantic odds with that of its close relative ad·cota (“to get”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈas.ke/

Noun

ascae m

  1. rival
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ascae.

Inflection

Masculine d-stem
singular dual plural
nominative ascae ascaidL, ascae ascaid
vocative ascae ascaidL, ascae ascadu
accusative ascaidN ascaidL, ascae ascada
genitive ascad ascad ascadN
dative ascaidL ascadaib ascadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

The ending of the vocative plural ascadu has been taken over from the o-stems.

Mutation

Mutation of ascae
radical lenition nasalization
ascae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 ascae n-ascae

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

References

  1. ^ Stifter, David (2013), “The Accusative Plural of Early Irish Dental and Guttural Stems”, in Pamela O'Neill, editor, The Land Beneath the Sea: Essays in Honour of Anders Ahlqvist's Contribution to Celtic Studies in Australia (Sydney Series in Celtic Studies; 14), Sydney: University of Sydney, →ISBN, page 194

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