Goídel
See also: Goidel
Old Irish
Etymology
From the Brythonic ancestor of Welsh Gwyddel (“Irishman”), from Proto-Celtic *wēdus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ- (“wood, wilderness”) (compare Old English wāþ (“hunt”)).[1]
Medieval Irish traditions, including the Lebor Gabála Érenn, trace the origin of the Goídels to an eponymous ancestor, Goídel Glas, but this is not held to be the actual etymology of the word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoːi̯ðʲel/
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | Goídel | GoídelL | GoídilL |
| Vocative | Goídil | GoídelL | GoídeluH |
| Accusative | GoídelN | GoídelL | GoídeluH |
| Genitive | GoídilL | Goídel | GoídelN |
| Dative | GoídiulL | Goídelaib | Goídelaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Goídel | Goídel pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nGoídel |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “Goídel”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
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