athgabáil
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *atigabaglā; synchronic analysis aith- + gabál.
Noun
athgabáil f (nominative plural athgabála)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | athgabáilL | athgabáilL | athgabálaH |
| vocative | athgabáilL | athgabáilL | athgabálaH |
| accusative | athgabáilN | athgabáilL | athgabálaH |
| genitive | athgabálaeH | athgabáilL | athgabáilN |
| dative | athgabáilL | athgabálaib | athgabálaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| athgabáil (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
athgabáil | n-athgabáil |
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), “athgabáil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language