Conall
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Conall, from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos, from *kū (“dog, hound”) + *walos (“prince, chief”).[1]
Proper noun
Conall m (genitive Chonaill)
- a male given name
Derived terms
- Conallach (“person named Mac Conaill/Nic Chonaill or Ó Conaill/Ní Chonaill”)
- Conallán
- ⇒ Ó Conalláin
- → English: Conlan
- ⇒ Ó Conalláin
- Mac Conaill
- English: McConnell
- Ó Conaill
- Tír Chonaill
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Conall | Chonall | gConall |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*walo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos, from *kū (“dog, hound”) + *walos (“prince, chief”). Kun- is the oblique stem of *kū.[1]
Proper noun
Conall m (genitive Conaill)
- a male given name
- Chronicon Scotorum, annal 637.2
- Cath Saeltire ria Conall Cael mac Maelcoba for Cinel nEogain in eodem die.
- Battle of Saeltire before Conall the slender, son of Maelcoba, over the people of Eogan, on the same day.
- Annals of the Four Masters, annal 718.1
- Conall Menn, toisech Ceneoil Coirpre
- Conall the Stammerer, lord of the People of Cairbre
- Chronicon Scotorum, annal 637.2
Derived terms
- Conallán
- Conallach
Related terms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Conall | Chonall | Conall pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*walo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 402