tiug

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tegus. Cognates include Welsh tew and English thick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʲiu̯ɣ/

Adjective

tiug (comparative tigiu)

  1. thick

Descendants

Mutation

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

References

  • 2 tiug” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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