cuilenn
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *kolinos (compare Welsh celyn, Breton kelenn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol- (“thorn, thorny plant”) (compare English holly), from *ḱel- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cuilenn m
- (wood of the) holly tree
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | cuilenn | — | — |
| Vocative | cuilinn | — | — |
| Accusative | cuilennN | — | — |
| Genitive | cuilinnL | — | — |
| Dative | cuiliunnL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cuilenn | chuilenn | cuilenn pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuilenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱel-
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish masculine nouns
- Old Irish masculine o-stem nouns
- Old Irish uncountable nouns
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