nert

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nertom (“strength, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n͈ʲert/

Noun

nert n (genitive neirt, nominative plural nert)

  1. power
  2. strength

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
nert
also nnert after a proclitic		 nert
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/		 nert
also nnert after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “nert” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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