rétglu

Old Irish

Etymology

The first element is rét (“thing”). The second element is an n-stem derivative of Proto-Celtic *glāwos (“coal”, literally “glowing”), whence also Welsh glo and Breton glaou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr͈eːdɣlu/

Noun

rétglu f (genitive rétglann, nominative plural rétglainn)

1. star

Inflection

Feminine n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rétglu	rétglainnL	rétglainn
Vocative	rétglu	rétglainnL	rétglannaH
Accusative	rétglainnN	rétglainnL	rétglannaH
Genitive	rétglann	rétglannL	rétglannN
Dative	rétglainnL, rétgluL	rétglannaib	rétglannaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: rétlu
  • Irish: réalta
  • Manx: rolt
  • Scottish Gaelic: reul

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
rétglu also rrétglu after a proclitic ending in a vowel	rétglu pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rétglu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language