colinn
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]colinn f (genitive colno, nominative plural colnai)
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | colinn | colinnL | colnaiH |
| vocative | colinn | colinnL | colnaiH |
| accusative | colinnN | colinnL | colnaiH |
| genitive | colnoH, colnaH | colnoH, colnaH | colnaeN |
| dative | colinnL | colnaib | colnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| colinn | cholinn | colinn pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “colainn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language