From Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus. Cognates include Welsh tew and English thick.
tiug (comparative tigiu)
u-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | tiug | tiug | tiug |
Vocative | tiug | ||
Accusative | tiug | tig | |
Genitive | tig | tiugae | tig |
Dative | tiug | tig | tiug |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | tiugai | tiugai | |
Vocative | tiugai | ||
Accusative | tiugai | ||
Genitive | * | ||
Dative | tiugaib | ||
Notes | *not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish |
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
tiug | thiug | tiug pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |