teilm
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *telmis.
Noun
[edit]teilm f (genitive telma)
Inflection
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Middle Irish: tailm
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| teilm | theilm | teilm pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
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), “tailm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language