gáel

See also: gael, Gael, and Gaël

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gaylo- (compare Lithuanian gailùs (“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “gladden”), German geil (“wanton”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaːi̯l/

Noun

gáel m (genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)

  1. relationship, kinship
  2. relative, kin

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gáel gáel
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/		 ngáel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “1 gáel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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