Goídelc

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðeleg (the ancestor of Welsh Gwyddeleg (“the Irish language”)) with unexpected syncope (instead of expected *Goídlec).[1][2] See also Goídel, Welsh Gwyddel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡoːi̯ðʲelɡ]

Proper noun

Goídelc f

  1. the Old Irish language

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative GoídelcL — —
vocative GoídelcL — —
accusative GoídilcN — —
genitive GoídilceH — —
dative GoídilcL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: Goídelc, Gaídelc

Mutation

Mutation of Goídelc
radical lenition nasalization
Goídelc Goídelc
pronounced with /ɣ-/		 nGoídelc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ David Stifter, Elliott Lash, Fangzhe Qiu, Lars Nooij et al. (10 September 2017) “Proceedings of the Thurneysen Fanclub: issue 21”, in Rudolf Thurneysen (brought to you by ChronHib) page on Academia.edu‎[1], retrieved 13 February 2024: “At any rate, Old Irish Goídelc, a British loanword (Welsh Gwyddeleg), is already an unexpected form in that it shows an unusual syncope. It should really have been Goídlec.”
  2. ^ David Stifter, Aaron Griffith (2020) “Old Irish – Introduction, Part 3: Influence and Handbooks”, in Saverio Dalpedri, Götz Keydana, Stavros Skopeteas, editors, Glottothèque: Ancient Indo-European Grammars online‎[2], University of Göttingen, →DOI, retrieved 13 February 2024: “Old Welsh *guɨðel ‘wild one’ + glottonym *guɨðeleg > OIr. Goídel ‘Irish’, Goídelc ‘Irish language’”

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