Reconstruction:Middle Irish/soiscél

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish

Etymology

so- (“good”) +‎ scél (“news”), a calque of Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion). See also Old Irish soiscélae.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoɕkʲeːl/

Noun

*soiscél m (Christianity)

  1. gospel, good tidings
  2. gospel (book of the Bible)
  3. evangelist

Descendants

  • Irish: soiscéal
  • Manx: sushtal
  • Scottish Gaelic: soisgeul

Mutation

Mutation of Middle Irish/soiscél
radical lenition nasalization
soiscél ṡoiscél unchanged

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

References

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