daig
Gothic
Romanization
daig
- Romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌲
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *degʷi- (cf. Welsh goddaith ‘big flame, blaze’), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).
Noun
daig f
- flame, blaze, conflagration, fire
- pang, stitch, or other pain
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: daigh, doigh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| daig | daig pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | ndaig |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “daig” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.