gáel
Middle Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *gailos (compare Lithuanian gailùs (“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “gladden”), German geil (“wanton”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgáel m (genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)
Descendants
editMutation
editMiddle 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- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gáel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language