caindel

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candēla.

Noun

caindel f

1. candle, light
2. (figurative) paragon, hero

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	caindelL	caindilL	caindleaH
vocative	caindelL	caindilL	caindleaH
accusative	caindilN	caindilL	caindleaH
genitive	caindleH	caindelL	caindelN
dative	caindilL	caindlib	caindlib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: caindel
  • Irish: coinneal
  • Manx: cainle
  • Scottish Gaelic: coinneal