aithle

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.θʲlʲe/

Noun

aithle n

1. verbal noun of ad·len: consequence

Declension

Neuter io-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	aithleN	aithleL	aithleL
vocative	aithleN	aithleL	aithleL
accusative	aithleN	aithleL	aithleL
genitive	aithliL	aithleL	aithleN
dative	aithliuL	aithlib	aithlib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: air sàilleabh

Mutation

Mutation of aithle

radical	lenition	nasalization
aithle (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	aithle	n-aithle

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language