cuilenn

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kolinos (compare Welsh celyn, Breton kelenn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol- (thorn, thorny plant) (compare English holly), from *ḱel- (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkulʲen͈/

Noun

cuilenn m

  1. (wood of the) holly tree

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cuilenn
Vocative cuilinn
Accusative cuilennN
Genitive cuilinnL
Dative cuiliunnL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: cuileann
  • Manx: cullyn
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuileann

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cuilenn chuilenn cuilenn
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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