Níall

Old Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

Níall m (genitive Néill)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Níall
Vocative Néill
Accusative NíallN
Genitive NéillL
Dative NíallL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • Níallán

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: Níall
  • Old Norse: Njáll

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Níall
also Nníall after a proclitic
Níall
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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