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Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (Old Irish: Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann-Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish or Shenn Ghaelg), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from c. 600 to c. 900. The … See more
Notable characteristics of Old Irish compared with other old Indo-European languages, are:
• Initial mutations, including lenition, nasalisation and aspiration/gemination.
• A complex system of … See moreOld Irish underwent extensive phonological changes from Proto-Celtic in both consonants and vowels. Final syllables were lost or transphonologized as grammatical mutations on the following word. In addition, unstressed syllables faced various … See more
Old Irish was the only member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, which is, in turn, a subfamily of the wider Indo-European language See more
Relatively little survives in the way of strictly contemporary sources. They are represented mainly by shorter or longer glosses on the margins or between the lines of religious See more
As with most medieval languages, the orthography of Old Irish is not fixed, so the following statements are to be taken as generalisations … See more
Old Irish is a fusional, nominative-accusative, and VSO language.
Nouns decline for 5 cases: nominative, accusative See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - People also ask
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WebWritten Irish is first attested in Ogham inscriptions from the 4th century AD, a stage of the language known as Primitive Irish.These writings have …
- Native to: Ireland
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