tocbál

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Old Irish

Etymology

From to- +‎ uss- +‎ gabál.[1]

Noun

tocbál f (genitive tocbále)

  1. raising, lifting
    • c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 75, pages 115-179:
      Iss ed as·pered Máolrúaoin oca aurail do neuch fair-siom guidhi dé laisiom & tócbale soscéli fris.
      This is what Maelruain used to say when anyone enjoined on him to pray God for him, and to lift up the Gospels towards him.

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative tocbálL — —
vocative tocbálL — —
accusative tocbáilN — —
genitive tocbálaeH — —
dative tocbáilL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tócbáil

Mutation

Mutation of tocbál
radical lenition nasalization
tocbál thocbál tocbál
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.

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 210

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