deog
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
- deoch
Etymology
From Old Irish deug. If related to Welsh diod (“drink”), from Proto-Celtic *dī-āti-s, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”). Possibly also cognate with Latvian dažyti (“to paint, dye”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (earlier) IPA(key): /dʲeu̯ɣ/, /dʲeo̯ɣ/
- (later) IPA(key): /dʲe̯oɣ/, /dʲoɣ/
Noun
deog f (genitive dige)
- drink
- draught
- potion
Descendants
- Irish: deoch
- Manx: jough
- Scottish Gaelic: deoch
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| deog | deog pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | ndeog |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “deog”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page deog
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deog, deoch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language