Goídel

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Goídel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Goídel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Goídel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Goídel you have here. The definition of the word Goídel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofGoídel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Goidel

Old Irish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

Goídel m (genitive Goídil, nominative plural Goídil)

  1. Gael

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 408

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia