dígal

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dīgalā, cognate with Welsh dial. By surface analysis, dí- +‎ gal, which serves as a suppletive verbal noun for compounds of fichid.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdʲiːɣal]

Noun

dígal f (genitive díglae)

verbal noun of do·fich
revenge, vengeance
punishment

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dígal.

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dígal^L	dígail^L	dígla^H
Vocative	dígal^L	dígail^L	dígla^H
Accusative	dígail^N	dígail^L	dígla^H
Genitive	dígle^H, díglae	dígal^L	dígal^N
Dative	dígail^L	díglaib	díglaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: díoghail
Manx: jeeyl
Scottish Gaelic: dìoghail

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
dígal	dígal pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndígal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.