delg

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • delc

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *delgos.

Noun

delg n

  1. thorn
  2. pin, brooch

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
singular dual plural
nominative delgN delgN delgaeL
vocative delgN delgN delgaeL
accusative delgN delgN delgaeL
genitive delgaeL delgae delgaeN
dative deilgL delgaib delgaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: delg m (o-stem)
    • Irish: dealg f (“thorn”)
    • Scottish Gaelic: dealg f (“thorn”)
    • Manx: jialg f (“acanthus”)

Mutation

Mutation of delg
radical lenition nasalization
delg delg
pronounced with /ðʲ-/		 ndelg

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), “delg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • de Bernardo Stempel, Patrizia (1999) Nominale Wortbildung des älteren Irischen: Stammbildung und Derivation [Noun Formation in Old Irish: Stem-formation and derivation] (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie) (in German), volume 15, Tübingen: Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 141
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