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Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðeleg (the ancestor of Welsh Gwyddeleg (“the Irish language”)) with unexpected syncope (instead of expected *Goídlec).[1][2] See also Goídel, Welsh Gwyddel.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Goídelc f
- the Old Irish language
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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GoídelcL
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| Vocative
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GoídelcL
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| Accusative
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GoídilcN
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| Genitive
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GoídilceH
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| Dative
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GoídilcL
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of Goídelc
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| Goídelc
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Goídelc
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
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nGoídelc
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ David Stifter, Elliott Lash, Fangzhe Qiu, Lars Nooij et al. (2017 September 10) “Proceedings of the Thurneysen Fanclub: issue 21”, in Rudolf Thurneysen (brought to you by ChronHib) page on Academia.edu, retrieved 2024-02-13: “At any rate, Old Irish Goídelc, a British loanword (Welsh Gwyddeleg), is already an unexpected form in that it shows an unusual syncope. It should really have been Goídlec.”
- ^ David Stifter, Aaron Griffith (2020) “Old Irish – Introduction, Part 3: Influence and Handbooks”, in Saverio Dalpedri, Götz Keydana, Stavros Skopeteas, editors, Glottothèque: Ancient Indo-European Grammars online, University of Göttingen, →DOI, retrieved 2024-02-13: “Old Welsh *guɨðel ‘wild one’ + glottonym *guɨðeleg > OIr. Goídel ‘Irish’, Goídelc ‘Irish language’”
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