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Old Irish
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Celtic *itlom (“directions”, literally “means for going”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
eól m (genitive eóil)
- direction, guidance
- lore, history
Inflection
| Masculine o-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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eól
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eólL
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eóilL
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| Vocative
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eóil
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eólL
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eóluH
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| Accusative
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eólN
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eólL
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eóluH
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| Genitive
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eóilL
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eól
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eólN
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| Dative
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eólL
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eólaib
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eólaib
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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 eól
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| eól
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unchanged
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unchanged
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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
- ^ de Bernardo Stempel, Patrizia (1999) Nominale Wortbildung des älteren Irischen: Stammbildung und Derivation [Noun Formation in Old Irish: Stem-formation and derivation] (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie) (in German), volume 15, Tübingen: Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 302
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