céul

Old Irish

Etymology

The Thurneysen Fanclub notes a possible derivation of this term from a variant of cétal where instead of an epenthetic vowel being inserted between the consonants in the final cluster -tl, the t was instead deleted. Compare scél for a case of deletion and anacol for a case in which an epenthetic vowel did appear, albeit with the -t- also disappearing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʲeːu̯l/

Noun

céul n (genitive cíuil, nominative plural céul or céola)

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	céul^N	céul^N	céul^L, céola
vocative	céul^N	céul^N	céul^L, céola
accusative	céul^N	céul^N	céul^L, céola
genitive	cíuil^L	céul	céul^N
dative	cíul^L	céulaib	céulaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Middle Irish: ceól
- Irish: ceol
- Manx: kiaull
- Scottish Gaelic: ceòl

Mutation

Mutation of *céul*
radical	lenition	nasalization
céul	chéul	céul pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “céul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language