noídiu

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *nowēdwūs (unknowing), from *ne + Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see, know). See also fíadu (from Proto-Celtic *wēdwūs) for a related formation. The n-stem inflection is secondary; it is analogical to other n-stems that would also end in in the nominative singular.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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noídiu f (genitive noíden, nominative plural noídin)

  1. infant, young child

Inflection

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Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative noídiu noídinL noídin
Vocative noídiu noídinL noídenaH
Accusative noídinN noídinL noídenaH
Genitive noíden noídenL noídenN
Dative noídinL, noídiuL noídenaib noídenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: naíon, naí
  • Scottish Gaelic: naoidhean
  • Middle Irish: nóedenán

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
noídiu
also nnoídiu after a proclitic
noídiu
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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