cuilenn

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kolinos (compare Welsh celyn, Breton kelenn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol- (“thorn, thorny plant”) (compare English holly), from *ḱel- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cuilenn m

  1. (wood of the) holly tree

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cuilenn — —
Vocative cuilinn — —
Accusative cuilennN — —
Genitive cuilinnL — —
Dative cuiliunnL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: cuileann
  • Manx: cullyn
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuileann

Mutation

Mutation of cuilenn
radical lenition nasalization
cuilenn chuilenn cuilenn
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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