Old Irish

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Etymology

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Presumably ultimately from Latin flagellum, but intermediate forms are uncertain; compare Welsh ffrewyll.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sroigell n (genitive sroigill)

  1. scourge (whip)

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sroigellN sroigellN sroigle, sroigella
Vocative sroigellN sroigellN sroigle, sroigella
Accusative sroigellN sroigellN sroigle, sroigella
Genitive sroigillL sroigell sroigellN
Dative sroigellL sroiglib sroiglib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: sroigheall

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
sroigell ṡroigell unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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