gabál

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gabaglā; compare Welsh gafael.

Pronunciation

Noun

gabál f

  1. taking (into possession)
  2. verbal noun of gaibid

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gabálL gabáilL gabálaH
Vocative gabálL gabáilL gabálaH
Accusative gabáilN gabáilL gabálaH
Genitive gabálaeH gabálL gabálN
Dative gabáilL gabálaib, gabálib gabálaib, gabálib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

All derivatives of gabál are feminine ā-stems. However, many of them also shared its tendency to have their dative singulars in -áil displace the nominative singular during or even before the Old Irish period.

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: gabáil
    • Irish: gabháil, goil (possibly)
    • Manx: goaill, goll
    • Scottish Gaelic: gabhail

Mutation

Mutation of gabál
radical lenition nasalization
gabál gabál
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		ngabál

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

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