céul
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The Thurneysen Fanclub notes a possible derivation of this term from a variant of cétal where instead of an epenthetic vowel being inserted between the consonants in the final cluster -tl, the t was instead deleted. Compare scél for a case of deletion and anacol for a case in which an epenthetic vowel did appear, albeit with the -t- also disappearing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]céul n (genitive cíuil, nominative plural céul or céola)
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | céulN | céulN | céulL, céola |
| Vocative | céulN | céulN | céulL, céola |
| Accusative | céulN | céulN | céulL, céola |
| Genitive | cíuilL | céul | céulN |
| Dative | cíulL | céulaib | céulaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| céul | chéul | céul pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “céul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language