guí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gui"

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish guide,[1] from Proto-Celtic *gʷedyā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-yeh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

guí f (genitive singular guí, nominative plural guíonna)

  1. verbal noun of guigh
  2. prayer

Declension

Declension of guí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative guí guíonna
vocative a ghuí a ghuíonna
genitive guí guíonna
dative guí guíonna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghuí na guíonna
genitive na guí na nguíonna
dative leis an nguí
don ghuí
leis na guíonna

Verb

guí

  1. analytic present subjunctive of guigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of guí
radical lenition eclipsis
guí ghuí nguí

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “guide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 38, page 21
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 112, page 44
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 170, page 74
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 132, page 27
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46

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