céul

Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

The Thurneysen Fanclub notes a possible derivation of this term from a variant of cétal where instead of an epenthetic vowel being inserted between the consonants in the final cluster -tl, the t was instead deleted. Compare scél for a case of deletion and anacol for a case in which an epenthetic vowel did appear, albeit with the -t- also disappearing.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kʲeːu̯l/

Noun edit

céul n (genitive cíuil, nominative plural céul or céola)

Inflection edit

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	céul^N	céul^N	céul^L, céola
Vocative	céul^N	céul^N	céul^L, céola
Accusative	céul^N	céul^N	céul^L, céola
Genitive	cíuil^L	céul	céul^N
Dative	cíul^L	céulaib	céulaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

Middle Irish: ceól
- Irish: ceol
- Manx: kiaull
- Scottish Gaelic: ceòl

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
céul	chéul	céul pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language