cailech
Old Irish
Etymology
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From Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cailech m (genitive cailig, nominative plural cailig)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | cailech | cailechL | cailigL |
Vocative | cailig | cailechL | cailechuH |
Accusative | cailechN | cailechL | cailechuH |
Genitive | cailigL | cailech | cailechN |
Dative | cailechL | cailechaib | cailechaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cailech | chailech | cailech pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cailech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language