focul
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Once thought to be a loanword from Latin vocābulum (“appellation, designation”), but more likely a native word from Proto-Celtic *woxtlom (compare Welsh gwaethl (“argument”)), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtlom (compare Sanskrit वक्त्र (vaktrá, “mouth”)), from *wekʷ- (“to speak”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
focul n or m
Inflection
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | foculN | foculN | foculL, focula |
Vocative | foculN | foculN | foculL, focula |
Accusative | foculN | foculN | foculL, focula |
Genitive | focuilL | focul | foculN |
Dative | foculL | foculaib | foculaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
focul | ḟocul | focul pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
Romanian
Noun
focul n
Categories:
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish neuter nouns
- Old Irish masculine nouns
- Old Irish nouns with multiple genders
- Old Irish neuter o-stem nouns
- Romanian non-lemma forms
- Romanian noun forms