degaid
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- digaid
Etymology
From Proto-Goidelic *dī-haɣeθih, from Proto-Celtic *dī-sagetis, from the root of *sagyeti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdʲeɣɨðʲ]
Noun
degaid f
- seeking, searching for
Derived terms
- i ndegaid (“after”, literally “in search of”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| degaid | degaid pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | ndegaid |
| 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), “1 degaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language