fochlae

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *uɸokliyom (north), a derivative of *kliyos (left) (whence clé (left), hence synchronically analyzable as fo- +‎ clé). Cognate with Welsh gogledd (north). In Matasović's words, "the development from ‘left’ to ‘north’ lies in the fact that the north is on the left side when one is facing the east (the rising sun)."[1]

Noun

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fochlae n (genitive fochlai)

  1. the north (especially of Ireland)
    Antonym: faitse
  2. seat of honor

Inflection

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Neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fochlaeN fochlaeL fochlaeL
Vocative fochlaeN fochlaeL fochlaeL
Accusative fochlaeN fochlaeL fochlaeL
Genitive fochlaiL fochlaeL fochlaeN
Dative fochluL fochlaib fochlaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: fochla

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fochlae ḟochlae fochlae
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2011 December) “Addenda et corrigenda to Ranko Matasović’s Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Brill, Leiden 2009)”, in Homepage of Ranko Matasović[1], Zagreb, page 41

Further reading

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