filidecht

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish filedacht. By surface analysis, fili +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈɸʲilʲəðʲəxt/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈɸʲilʲəjəxt/

Noun

filidecht f

  1. poetry
  2. divination

Descendants

  • Irish: filíocht
  • Manx: feeleeaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: filidheachd

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
filidecht ḟilidecht filidecht
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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