dígal

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dīgalā, cognate with Welsh dial. By surface analysis, dí- +‎ gal, which serves as a suppletive verbal noun for compounds of fichid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲiːɣal]

Noun

dígal f (genitive díglae)

  1. verbal noun of do·fich
  2. revenge, vengeance
  3. punishment

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dígal.

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative dígalL dígailL díglaH
vocative dígalL dígailL díglaH
accusative dígailN dígailL díglaH
genitive dígleH, díglae dígalL dígalN
dative dígailL díglaib díglaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: díoghail
  • Manx: jeeyl
  • Scottish Gaelic: dìoghail

Mutation

Mutation of dígal
radical lenition nasalization
dígal dígal
pronounced with /ðʲ-/		 ndígal

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

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