dígal
Old Irish
Etymology
From dí- + gal, which serves as a suppletive verbal noun for compounds of fichid. Cognate with Welsh dial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːɣal/
Noun
dígal f (genitive díglae)
- verbal noun of do·fich
- revenge, vengeance
- punishment
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6a13
- is deidbir ha áigthiu ar is do thabirt díglae berid in claideb sin
- it is reasonable to fear him, for it is to inflict punishment that he bears that sword
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6a13
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | dígalL | dígailL | dígla |
| Vocative | dígalL | dígailL | dígla |
| Accusative | dígailN | dígailL | dígla |
| Genitive | digl(a)e | dígalL | dígalN |
| Dative | dígailL | díglaib | díglaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: díoghail
- Scottish Gaelic: dìoghail
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| dígal | dígal pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndígal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “dígal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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