Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *wolnāmū (ruler) +‎ -igid.

Pronunciation edit

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈfol͈əṽnəɣʲəðʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈfol͈əṽnəɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb edit

follamnaigid

  1. to rule, to govern

Descendants edit

  • Irish: follúnaigh

Mutation edit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
follamnaigid ḟollamnaigid follamnaigid
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit