Tionscadal na Nod

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ni (subscript curled)

Image:

Source: Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 1303 = Leabhar Í Eadhra (Book of O'Hara) [1597], p. 17File:

Letters displayed:

<n / ni>

Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.

Represents in Irish:

ni

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Subscript letter

Components:

At the baseline:

Alphabetic letters:

n (regular)

Represents: n (Irish)n (Latin)

In subscript:

Alphabetic letters:

i (subscript curled)

Represents: □i (Irish)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  i (subscript)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: ni

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

ghniom (example)

Represents: ghniom, ghniomh (Irish)

Entries related in meaning:

Possible equivalents matching one of the values in the transcription above, if available

ni (digraph)

Represents: ni (Irish)ni (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph