líag

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *leigā, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (to lick). The form with final -ch, líach, is secondary; see tech for how.

Pronunciation

Noun

líag f

  1. spoon, ladle

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative líagL léigL líagaH
Vocative líagL léigL líagaH
Accusative léigN léigL líagaH
Genitive léigeH líagL líagN
Dative léigL líagaib líagaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: liach
  • Manx: lheegh
  • Scottish Gaelic: liogh, liagh

Mutation

Mutation of líag
radical lenition nasalization
líag
also llíag after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
líag
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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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