fidchell
English
Translations
Celtic board game
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Old Irish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *widukʷēslā (literally “wood intelligence”), from *widus + *kʷēslā, cognate with Welsh gwyddbwyll, Cornish gwydhbol, and Breton gwezboell.
Noun
fidchell f (genitive fidchille, nominative plural fidchella)
- An ancient Celtic board game somewhat resembling chess.
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | fidchellL | fidchillL | fidchellaH |
| Vocative | fidchellL | fidchillL | fidchellaH |
| Accusative | fidchillN | fidchillL | fidchellaH |
| Genitive | fidchilleH | fidchellL | fidchellN |
| Dative | fidchillL | fidchellaib | fidchellaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- fidchelda (“pertaining to fidchell”)
- fidchellach, fidchellaire (“fidchell player”)
- fidchellacht, fidchleóracht (“playing fidchell”)
Descendants
- Irish: ficheall
- Manx: feeal
- Scottish Gaelic: fidhcheall
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fidchell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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