Caisel

See also: caisel

Old Irish

Etymology

From caisel (“ringfort”), from Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.sʲəl/
  • (Blasse) [ˈka.sʲel]
  • (Griffith) [ˈka.sʲəl]

Proper noun

Caisel n (genitive Caisil)

1. Cashel (a town in County Tipperary, Ireland)

Inflection

Neuter o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	CaiselN	—	—
vocative	CaiselN	—	—
accusative	CaiselN	—	—
genitive	CaisilL	—	—
dative	CaisiulL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Caisel
  • Irish: Caiseal
    • → English: Cashel

Mutation

Mutation of Caisel

radical	lenition	nasalization
Caisel	Chaisel	Caisel pronounced with /ɡ-/

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