Níall

Old Irish

Etymology

Of disputed origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd-los, from *h₃neyd- (“to revile”) +‎ *-lós (agentive noun suffix).

Proper noun

Níall m (genitive Néill)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Níall — —
vocative Néill — —
accusative NíallN — —
genitive NéillL — —
dative NíallL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • Níallán

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: Níall
  • Old Norse: Njáll

Mutation

Mutation of Níall
radical lenition nasalization
Níall
also nNíall in h-prothesis environments		 Níall
pronounced with /nʲ-/		 Níall
also nNíall

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

Further reading

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