teilm

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *telmis.

Noun

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teilm f (genitive telma)

  1. sling
    Synonym: táball

Inflection

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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative teilm teilmL telmaiH
Vocative teilm teilmL telmaiH
Accusative teilmN teilmL telmaiH
Genitive telmoH, telmaH telmoH, telmaH telmaeN
Dative teilmL telmaib telmaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: tailm

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
teilm theilm teilm
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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