noídiu
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *newēdyū (“unknowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n͈oːi̯ðiu̯/
Noun
noídiu f (genitive noíden, nominative plural noídin)
- infant, young child
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- noídenacht
- noídenán
- noídenas
- noídenda
Descendants
- Irish: naíon, naí
- Scottish Gaelic: naoidhean
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
noídiu also nnoídiu after a proclitic | noídiu pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/ | noídiu also nnoídiu after a proclitic |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “noídiu” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.