gú-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gu"

Old Irish

Etymology

Combining form of gáu, gó (“falsehood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuː/

Prefix

gú-

1. false, fraudulent

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with gú-

Mutation

Mutation of gú-

radical	lenition	nasalization
gú-	gú- pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngú-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old 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), “gú-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language