adnoí

Old Irish

Etymology

ad- + Proto-Celtic *nuweti (compare Welsh adnau (deposit)), from Proto-Indo-European *new- (to nod, assent to). Cognate with Latin adnuō (to nod assent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aðˈn͈oːi̯/

Verb

ad·noí (verbal noun aithne)

  1. to entrust (+ do (to))

Conjugation

Descendants

Mutation

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

Further reading

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