forcell

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• forcal, forcall

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸor-geldom, or else deverbal from for·gella. Synchronically analyzable as for- +‎ gell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈforʲɡʲel͈/

Noun

forcell n (genitive forcill)

1. verbal noun of for·gella
2. testimony

Declension

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	forcellN	—	—
Vocative	forcellN	—	—
Accusative	forcellN	—	—
Genitive	forcillL	—	—
Dative	forciullL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• gúḟorcell

Descendants

• Middle Irish: forgall, forgal

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
forcell	ḟorcell	forcell pronounced with /β(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), “forgell, forgal(l)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language