Laigin
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Laigin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈aɣʲənʲ/
Proper noun
Laigin m pl
- Leinstermen
- (plural only) Leinster (province of Ireland)
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- Boí rí amra for Laignib, .i. Mac Dathó a ainm.
- There was a wonderful king over Leinster; Mac Dathó was his name.
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Declension
- Dative plural: Laignib
Descendants
- Irish: Laighin
- Manx: Lion
- Scottish Gaelic: Laighean
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Laigin | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- Connachta
- Mumu
- Ulaid
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Laigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From the early Celtic tribe the Laigin, probably from láigen (“spear”), which is probably from the same source that gave Celtiberian/Latin lancea (“light spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”).[1] More at Laigin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈aɣʲinʲ/
Proper noun
Laigin m pl
- Leinstermen
- c. 895–901, Vita tripartita Sancti Patricii, published in Bethu Phátraic: The tripartite life of Patrick (1939, Hodges, Figgis), edited and with translations by Kathleen Mulchrone, line 2234
- Is hé iarom in Fíacc sin epscop citaroir[d]ned la Laigniu.
- Fiacc is thereafter the first bishop among the Leinstermen to be ordained.
- c. 895–901, Vita tripartita Sancti Patricii, published in Bethu Phátraic: The tripartite life of Patrick (1939, Hodges, Figgis), edited and with translations by Kathleen Mulchrone, line 2234
- (plural only) Leinster (a province of Ireland)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | — | — | LaiginL |
Vocative | — | — | LaigniuH |
Accusative | — | — | LaigniuH |
Genitive | — | — | LaigenN |
Dative | — | — | Laignib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: Laigin
- Irish: Laighin
- Manx: Lion
- Scottish Gaelic: Laighean
- → Latin: Lagenia
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Laigin also Llaigin after a proclitic | Laigin pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- Connachta
- Mumu
- Ulaid
References
- Sullivan, W. K., O'Curry, E. (1873). On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish. Netherlands: Williams and Norgate
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Laigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language