teglach

English

Noun

teglach pl (plural only)

  1. Alternative form of teiglach.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tegoslougom, a compound of *tegos (“house”) and *slougos (“troop, army”). Cognate to Welsh teulu (“family”).[1] Etymologically equivalent to tech +‎ slóg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲeɣlax/

Noun

teglach n

  1. family
  2. household

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative teglachN teglachN teglachL, teglacha
vocative teglachN teglachN teglachL, teglacha
accusative teglachN teglachN teglachL, teglacha
genitive teglaigL teglach teglachN
dative teglachL teglachaib teglachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: teaghlach
  • Scottish Gaelic: teaghlach

Mutation

Mutation of teglach
radical lenition nasalization
teglach theglach teglach
pronounced with /dʲ-/

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tego-slowgo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 376-377

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