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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus. Cognates include Welsh tew and English thick.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tiug (comparative tigiu)
- thick
Declension
| u-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
|
tiug
|
tiug
|
tiug
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| Vocative
|
tiug
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| Accusative
|
tiug
|
tig
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| Genitive
|
tig
|
tiugae
|
tig
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| Dative
|
tiug
|
tig
|
tiug
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
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tiugai
|
tiugai
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| Vocative
|
tiugai
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| Accusative
|
tiugai
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| Genitive
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*
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| Dative
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tiugaib
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| Notes
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*not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish
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Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of tiug
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| tiug
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thiug
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tiug
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
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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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