Lugaid
Old Irish
Etymology
From Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ (lugudeccas), from Proto-Celtic *Lugudixs (“one who serves the god Lugus”) from *Lugus + *-dixs (“honor”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to serve”) or *deyḱ- (“to point”). Compare Gaulish Lucudeca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈uɣiðʲ/
Proper noun
Lugaid m (genitive Luigdech)
- a male given name
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lugaid | — | — |
| vocative | Lugaid | — | — |
| accusative | LuigdigN | — | — |
| genitive | Luigdech | — | — |
| dative | LuigdigL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
- Irish: Lughaidh
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Lugaid also Llugaid in h-prothesis environments |
Lugaid pronounced with /l-/ |
Lugaid also Llugaid |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Lugaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language