colinn

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (corpse, carcass).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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colinn f (genitive colno, nominative plural colnai)

  1. the body
  2. flesh
  3. corpse
  4. carcass

Inflection

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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative colinn colinnL colnaiH
Vocative colinn colinnL colnaiH
Accusative colinnN colinnL colnaiH
Genitive colnoH, colnaH colnoH, colnaH colnaeN
Dative colinnL colnaib colnaib
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: colainn
  • Manx: callin
  • Scottish Gaelic: colann

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
colinn cholinn colinn
pronounced with /ɡ(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. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95

Further reading

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