Reconstruction:Middle Irish/soiscél
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This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
so- (“good”) + scél (“news”), a calque of Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion). See also Old Irish soiscélae.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*soiscél m (Christianity)
- gospel, good tidings
- gospel (book of the Bible)
- evangelist
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| soiscél | ṡoiscél | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “soiscél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language