gíall
See also: giall
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʲiːa̯l͈/
Etymology 1
According to MacBain, possibly borrowed from Old English ceafl (“cheek, jaw”).
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | gíall | gíallL | géillL |
| Vocative | géill | gíallL | gíalluH |
| Accusative | gíallN | gíallL | gíalluH |
| Genitive | géillL | gíall | gíallN |
| Dative | gíallL | gíallaib | gíallaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “giall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page 193
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (compare Welsh gwystl, Cornish gostel, Breton gouestl), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeystlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-.
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | gíall | gíallL | géillL |
| Vocative | géill | gíallL | gíalluH |
| Accusative | gíallN | gíallL | gíalluH |
| Genitive | géillL | gíall | gíallN |
| Dative | gíallL | gíallaib | gíallaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| gíall | gíall pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngíall |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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