líaig
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *leigis, generally connected with Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz (“doctor, physician”).[1] See there for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlíaig m
Inflection
editMasculine i-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | líaig | líaigL | legiH |
Vocative | líaig | líaigL | legiH |
Accusative | líaigN | líaigL | legiH |
Genitive | legoH, legaH | legoH, legaH | legeN |
Dative | líaigL | legib | legib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
líaig also llíaig after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
líaig pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language