Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *telmis.

Noun edit

teilm f (genitive telma)

  1. sling
    Synonym: táball

Inflection edit

Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative teilm teilmL telmaiH
Vocative teilm teilmL telmaiH
Accusative teilmN teilmL telmaiH
Genitive telmoH, telmaH telmoH, telmaH telmaeN
Dative teilmL telmaib telmaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

  • Middle Irish: tailm

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit