tiug
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tegus. Cognates include Welsh tew and English thick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲiu̯ɣ/
Adjective
tiug (comparative tigiu)
- thick
Descendants
- Irish: tiubh
- Manx: çhiu
- Scottish Gaelic: tiugh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| tiug | thiug | tiug pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “2 tiug” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.