Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

From grád +‎ -igidir. The first element is from Old Irish grád.

Pronunciation edit

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈɡraːðəɣʲəðʲərʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈɡraːɣəɣʲəɣʲərʲ/

Verb edit

grádaigidir

  1. to love

Descendants edit

  • Irish: gráigh
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràdhaich

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit