isel

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See also: ísel

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from *ɸīssu (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, locative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Welsh isel.

Pronunciation

Adjective

isel

  1. low
  2. lowly, vulgar
  3. soft (of sound)

Old Irish

Adjective

isel

  1. alternative spelling of ísel

Mutation

Mutation of isel
radical lenition nasalization
isel
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-isel

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

Solon

Noun

isel

  1. lizard

References

  • Peter S Piispanen, Languages in Contact: Dagur and Solon, 2019.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh isel, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from *ɸīssu (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, locative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Old Irish ísel.

Pronunciation

Adjective

isel (feminine singular isel, plural isel, equative ised, comparative is, superlative isaf)

  1. low

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of isel
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
isel unchanged unchanged hisel

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

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