follamnaigid

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wolnāmū (“ruler”) +‎ -igid.

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈɸol͈əβ̃nəɣʲəðʲ/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈɸol͈əβ̃nəɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb

follamnaigid

1. to rule, to govern

Descendants

• Irish: follúnaigh

Mutation

Mutation of follamnaigid

radical	lenition	nasalization
follamnaigid	ḟollamnaigid	follamnaigid pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “follamnaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language