literda
Middle Irish
Etymology
From liter (“letter”) + -de, from Latin litera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (earlier) /ˈl̠ʲit̠ʲəɾðə/, (later) /ˈl̠ʲit̠ʲəɾɣə/
Adjective
literda
Derived terms
- literdacht f (“literature; book-learning”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| literda also lliterda after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
literda pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle 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), “literda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language