Israhél
See also: Israhel
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- Israél
Etymology
From Latin Isrāhēl, Isrāēl, from Koine Greek Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʾēl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈisra.eːl]
Proper noun
Israhél m (indeclinable)
- Israel (the region; the ancient kingdom; the Jews taken collectively)
- 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. 33a15
- Fomnid-si, a phopul núíednissi, ar ce dud·rónath ní di maith fri maccu Israhél…
- Take heed, O people of the New Testament, for although some good has been done to the children of Israel…
- 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. 33a15
Derived terms
- Israhéldae
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Israhél (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
Israhél | n-Israhél |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Isra(h)él”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language