rétglu

Old Irish

Etymology

The first element is rét (“thing”). The second element is an n-stem derivative of Proto-Celtic *glāwos (“coal”, literally “glowing”), whence also Welsh glo and Breton glaou.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈr͈eːdɣlu/

Noun

rétglu f (genitive rétglann, nominative plural rétglainn)

star

Inflection

Feminine n-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	rétglu	rétglainn^L	rétglainn
vocative	rétglu	rétglainn^L	rétglanna^H
accusative	rétglainn^N	rétglainn^L	rétglanna^H
genitive	rétglann	rétglann^L	rétglann^N
dative	rétglainn^L, rétglu^L	rétglannaib	rétglannaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Descendants

Middle Irish: rétlu
- Irish: réalta
- Manx: rolt
- Scottish Gaelic: reul

Mutation

Mutation of *rétglu*
radical	lenition	nasalization
rétglu also rrétglu after a proclitic ending in a vowel	rétglu pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged

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

References

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

^ Stifter, David (2018) “The stars look very different today”, in Ériu, volume 68, Royal Irish Academy, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 29-54

[Stifter_stars-1] Stifter, David (2018) “The stars look very different today”, in Ériu, volume 68, Royal Irish Academy, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 29-54

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