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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gailos (compare Lithuanian gailùs (“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “gladden”), German geil (“wanton”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
gáel m (genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)
- relationship, kinship
- relative, kin
Descendants
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
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Radical |
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Nasalization
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gáel |
gáel pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngáel
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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