adcosnai

Old Irish

Etymology

From ad- + com- + sníid (to contend, struggle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aðˈkosn͈i/

Verb

ad·cosnai (prototonic ·ascnai, verbal noun ascnam)

  1. to strive after
  2. to proceed

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • at·cosnaitis
  • ar·cosnai
  • imm·cosnai

Descendants

  • Irish: ascain (to proceed towards)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ad·cosnai ad·chosnai ad·cosnai
pronounced with /-ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • ad·cosnai” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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