deog
Middle Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish deug. If related to Welsh diod (“drink”), from Proto-Celtic *dī-āti-s, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”). Possibly also cognate with Latvian dažyti (“to paint, dye”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
deog f (genitive dige)
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| deog | deog pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ndeog |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “deog”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page deog
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deog, deoch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language