Goídelc
Old Irish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðeleg (the ancestor of Welsh Gwyddeleg (“the Irish language”)) with unexpected syncope (instead of expected *Goídlec).[1][2] See also Goídel, Welsh Gwyddel.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGoídelc f
- the Old Irish language
Inflection
edit| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | GoídelcL | — | — |
| vocative | GoídelcL | — | — |
| accusative | GoídilcN | — | — |
| genitive | GoídilceH | — | — |
| dative | GoídilcL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
editMutation
edit| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Goídelc | Goídelc pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nGoídelc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ David Stifter, Elliott Lash, Fangzhe Qiu, Lars Nooij et al. (2017 September 10) “Proceedings of the Thurneysen Fanclub: issue 21”, in Rudolf Thurneysen (brought to you by ChronHib) page on Academia.edu[1], retrieved 2024-02-13: “At any rate, Old Irish Goídelc, a British loanword (Welsh Gwyddeleg), is already an unexpected form in that it shows an unusual syncope. It should really have been Goídlec.”
- ^ David Stifter, Aaron Griffith (2020) “Old Irish – Introduction, Part 3: Influence and Handbooks”, in Saverio Dalpedri, Götz Keydana, Stavros Skopeteas, editors, Glottothèque: Ancient Indo-European Grammars online[2], University of Göttingen, , retrieved 2024-02-13: “Old Welsh *guɨðel ‘wild one’ + glottonym *guɨðeleg > OIr. Goídel ‘Irish’, Goídelc ‘Irish language’”
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Goídelc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language