gáel
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *gailos (compare Lithuanian gailùs (“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “gladden”), German geil (“wanton”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gáel m (genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gáel | gáel pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngáel |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gáel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language