Goídelc
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðeleg (the ancestor of Welsh Gwyddeleg (“the Irish language”)) with unexpected syncope (instead of expected *Goídlec).[1][2] See also Goídel, Welsh Gwyddel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡoːi̯ðʲelɡ]
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | GoídelcL | — | — |
| Vocative | GoídelcL | — | — |
| Accusative | GoídilcN | — | — |
| Genitive | GoídilceH | — | — |
| Dative | GoídilcL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Goídelc | Goídelc pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nGoídelc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- David Stifter, Elliott Lash, Fangzhe Qiu, Lars Nooij et al. (2017 September 10) “Proceedings of the Thurneysen Fanclub: issue 21”, in Rudolf Thurneysen (brought to you by ChronHib) page on Academia.edu, retrieved 2024-02-13: “At any rate, Old Irish Goídelc, a British loanword (Welsh Gwyddeleg), is already an unexpected form in that it shows an unusual syncope. It should really have been Goídlec.”
- David Stifter, Aaron Griffith (2020) “Old Irish – Introduction, Part 3: Influence and Handbooks”, in Saverio Dalpedri, Götz Keydana, Stavros Skopeteas, editors, Glottothèque: Ancient Indo-European Grammars online, University of Göttingen, , retrieved 2024-02-13: “Old Welsh *guɨðel ‘wild one’ + glottonym *guɨðeleg > OIr. Goídel ‘Irish’, Goídelc ‘Irish language’”
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Goídelc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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