gáel

See also: gael, Gael, and Gaël

Contents

Old IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *gaylo- (compare Lithuanian gailùs ‎(“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(gailjan, “gladden”), German geil ‎(“wanton”)).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːi̯l/

NounEdit

gáel m ‎(genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)

1. relationship, kinship
2. relative, kin

DescendantsEdit

• Irish: gaol
• Scottish Gaelic: gaol

MutationEdit

Old Irish mutation
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.