feidil

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Welsh gweddill (surplus, remnant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸʲeðʲilʲ]

Adjective

feidil

  1. lasting, enduring
  2. long-lived
  3. persevering, faithful

Inflection

i-stem
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

Mutation of feidil
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