líaig
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *lēgis, generally connected with Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz (“doctor, physician”).[1] See there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈ʲia̯ɣʲ/
Noun
líaig m
- doctor, physician
Inflection
| Masculine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | líaig | líaigL | legiH |
| Vocative | líaig | líaigL | legiH |
| Accusative | líaigN | líaigL | legiH |
| Genitive | legoH, legaH | legoH, legaH | legeN |
| Dative | líaigL | legib | legib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: lia
- Scottish Gaelic: lèigh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| líaig also llíaig after a proclitic | líaig pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “líaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*lēkja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331