gáel
Old IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *gaylo- (compare Lithuanian gailùs (“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “gladden”), German geil (“wanton”)).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gáel m (genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
MutationEdit
Old 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. |
ReferencesEdit
- “1 gáel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.