Máel
Old Irish
Etymology
From máel (“servant, devout follower”)
Proper noun
Máel m
- As a name element, indicates a specific object of devotion
- eg., Mael Phádraic, Mael Ísa
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Máel also Mmáel after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
Máel pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||