nél
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *neblos (compare Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“fog, mist”)), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nél m (genitive niúil, nominative plural niúil)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | nél | nélL | niúilL |
Vocative | niúil | nélL | níuluH |
Accusative | nélN | nélL | níuluH |
Genitive | niúilL | nél | nélN |
Dative | níulL | nélaib | nélaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language