aingel

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋʲɡʲel/

Noun

aingel m

1. angel

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	aingel	aingelL	aingilL
Vocative	aingil	aingelL	aingliuH
Accusative	aingelN	aingelL	aingliuH
Genitive	aingilL	aingel	aingelN
Dative	aingiulL	ainglib, anglib	ainglib, anglib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• ainglecda
• ainglech

Descendants

• Irish: aingeal
• Manx: ainle, aile
• Scottish Gaelic: aingeal

Etymology 2

an- (“very”) +‎ gel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanʲˌɣʲel/

Adjective

aingel

1. very bright

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	aingel	aingel	aingel
Vocative	aingil* aingel**
Accusative	aingel	aingil
Genitive	aingil	aingile	aingil
Dative	aingiul	aingil	aingiul
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	aingil	aingela
Vocative	aingilu aingela†
Accusative	aingilu aingela†
Genitive	aingel
Dative	aingelaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Etymology 3

an- (“un-”) +‎ gel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanʲˌɣʲel/

Adjective

aingel

1. unclear

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	aingel	aingel	aingel
Vocative	aingil* aingel**
Accusative	aingel	aingil
Genitive	aingil	aingile	aingil
Dative	aingiul	aingil	aingiul
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	aingil	aingela
Vocative	aingilu aingela†
Accusative	aingilu aingela†
Genitive	aingel
Dative	aingelaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
aingel (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-aingel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aingel ‘angel’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 aingel ‘very bright’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 aingel ‘unclear’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language