pailé-

See also: païle

Irish

Alternative forms

  • pailéa- (before a broad consonant)
  • pailéi- (before a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, old).

Prefix

pailé-

  1. paleo-

Derived terms

  • pailéagrafach (palaeographic, adjective)
  • pailéagrafaí m (palaeographer)
  • pailéicéineach (palaeocene, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pailé-
radical lenition eclipsis
pailé- phailé- bpailé-

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

Further reading