teilm

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *telmis.

Noun

teilm f (genitive telma)

  1. sling
    Synonym: táball

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative teilm teilmL telmaiH
Vocative teilm teilmL telmaiH
Accusative teilmN teilmL telmaiH
Genitive telmoH, telmaH telmoH, telmaH telmaeN
Dative teilmL telmaib telmaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tailm

Mutation

Mutation of teilm
radical lenition nasalization
teilm theilm teilm
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

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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