aillsiu
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
Of obscure origin. Possibly related to the source of Latin algeo (“I am cold”), but this is "morphologically unsatisfactory."[1] However, compare allas (“perspiration, sweat”).
Noun edit
aillsiu n or f
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Stüber, K. (1998). The Historical Morphology of N-stems in Celtic. Ireland: Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, p. 129
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aillsiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language