From Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðel (the ancestor of Welsh Gwyddel (“Irishman”)), from Proto-Celtic *weidus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“wood, wilderness”).[1]
Medieval Irish traditions, including the Lebor Gabála Érenn, trace the origin of the Goídels to an eponymous ancestor, Goídel Glas, but this is not held to be the actual etymology of the word.
Goídel m (genitive Goídil, nominative plural Goídil)
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | Goídel | GoídelL | GoídilL |
Vocative | Goídil | GoídelL | GoídeluH |
Accusative | GoídelN | GoídelL | GoídeluH |
Genitive | GoídilL | Goídel | GoídelN |
Dative | GoídiulL | Goídelaib | Goídelaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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Goídel | Goídel pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nGoídel |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.