dígal
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *dīgalā, cognate with Welsh dial. By surface analysis, dí- + gal, which serves as a suppletive verbal noun for compounds of fichid.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dígal f (genitive díglae)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:dígal.
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dígalL | dígailL | díglaH |
| vocative | dígalL | dígailL | díglaH |
| accusative | dígailN | dígailL | díglaH |
| genitive | dígleH, díglae | dígalL | dígalN |
| dative | dígailL | díglaib | díglaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| dígal | dígal pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndígal |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dígal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language