Ard Machae

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Old Irish

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Eclais i nArd Machae
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Etymology

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From ard (height) +‎ Machae (name of a goddess), literally "Macha's Height".

Pronunciation

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  • (nominative, accusative, and vocative singular): IPA(key): [ˌar͈d ˈmaxɘ]
  • (dative singular): IPA(key): [ˌar͈d ˈβ̃axɘ]

Proper noun

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Ard Machae n (genitive Aird Machae)

  1. Armagh (a town in Ulster, Ireland)

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Ard Machae
Vocative Ard Machae
Accusative Ard Machae
Genitive Aird Machae
Dative Ard Machae
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: Ard Macha

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Ard Machae
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged nArd Machae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.