nigid

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nigid, from Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

  1. to wash

Derived terms

  • do·nig

Descendants

  • Irish: nigh
  • Manx: niee
  • Scottish Gaelic: nigh

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

  1. to wash
    • "A Fragment of Old Irish", in Ériu volume 2 (1905, Royal Irish Academy), pages 221-226, edited and with translations by Osborn J. Bergin
      Etag berar do aes tuattu, cot·étet deman co·róenastar; ⁊ ní anaich a chrothad nach a flescad, acht a nige.
      A garment which is taken from the laity, a demon accompanies it till it has been washed; and it serves not to shake it or beat it, but to wash it.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

nigid

  1. Nasal mutation of digid.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
digid ddigid nigid unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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