nige
See also: nığə
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nigyā.
Noun
nige f
- verbal noun of nigid: washing
- "A Fragment of Old Irish", in Ériu volume 2 (1905, Royal Irish Academy), pages 221-226, edited and with translations by Osborn J. Bergin
- Etag berar do aes tuattu, cot·étet deman co·róenastar; ⁊ ní anaich a chrothad nach a flescad, acht a nige.
- A garment which is taken from the laity, a demon accompanies it till it has been washed; and it serves not to shake it or beat it, but to wash it.
- "A Fragment of Old Irish", in Ériu volume 2 (1905, Royal Irish Academy), pages 221-226, edited and with translations by Osborn J. Bergin
Usage notes
DIL erroneously identifies this term as appearing from Middle Irish onwards. It is in fact also found in Old Irish.
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nigeL | — | — |
| vocative | nigeL | — | — |
| accusative | nigiN | — | — |
| genitive | nige | — | — |
| dative | nigiL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| nige also nnige in h-prothesis environments |
nige pronounced with /nʲ-/ |
nige also nnige |
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), “nige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language