Laigin
Middle Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈aɣʲənʲ/
Proper noun
Laigin m pl
- Leinstermen
- (plural only) Leinster (a province of Ireland)
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- Boí rí amra for Laignib, .i. Mac Dathó a ainm.
- There was a wonderful king over Leinster; Mac Dathó was his name.
Declension
- Dative plural: Laignib
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Laigin also Llaigin after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
Laigin pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Laigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From the early Celtic tribe the Laigin, probably from láigen (“spear”), which is probably from the same source that gave Celtiberian/Latin lancea (“light spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”)[1] More at w:Laigin § Etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈl͈aɣʲinʲ]
Proper noun
Laigin m pl
- Leinstermen
- c. 895–901, Vita tripartita Sancti Patricii, published in Bethu Phátraic: The tripartite life of Patrick (1939, Hodges, Figgis), edited and with translations by Kathleen Mulchrone, line 2234
- Is hé iarom in Fíacc sin epscop citaroir[d]ned la Laigniu.
- Fiacc is thereafter the first bishop among the Leinstermen to be ordained.
- c. 895–901, Vita tripartita Sancti Patricii, published in Bethu Phátraic: The tripartite life of Patrick (1939, Hodges, Figgis), edited and with translations by Kathleen Mulchrone, line 2234
- (plural only) Leinster (a province of Ireland)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | — | LaiginL |
| vocative | — | — | LaigniuH |
| accusative | — | — | LaigniuH |
| genitive | — | — | LaigenN |
| dative | — | — | Laignib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Laigin also Llaigin in h-prothesis environments |
Laigin pronounced with /l-/ |
Laigin also Llaigin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
References
- ^ Connolly, Sean J. (2007) Oxford Companion to Irish History, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 308
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Laigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language