líag
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *lēgā, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). The form with final -ch, líach, is secondary; see tech for how.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈ʲiːa̯ɣ/
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | líagL | léigL | líagaH |
| Vocative | líagL | léigL | líagaH |
| Accusative | léigN | léigL | líagaH |
| Genitive | léigeH | líagL | líagN |
| Dative | léigL | líagaib | líagaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| líag also llíag after a proclitic |
líag pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 líach ‘spoon’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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