feidil
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Welsh gweddill (“surplus, remnant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɸʲeðʲilʲ]
Adjective
feidil
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | feidil | feidil | feidil |
| vocative | feidil | ||
| accusative | feidil | feidil | |
| genitive | feidil | feidle | feidil |
| dative | feidil | feidil | feidil |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | feidli | feidli | |
| vocative | feidli | ||
| accusative | feidli | ||
| genitive | feidil* feidle | ||
| dative | feidlib | ||
*not when substantivized
Derived terms
Descendants
- Irish: feidhil
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| feidil | ḟeidil | feidil pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/ |
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), “feidil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language