degaid
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- digaid
Etymology
From Proto-Goidelic *dī-haɣeθih, from Proto-Celtic *dī-sagetis, from the root of *sagyeti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdʲeɣɨðʲ]
Noun
degaid f
Derived terms
- i ndegaid (“after”, literally “in search of”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| degaid | degaid pronounced with /ðʲ-/ |
ndegaid |
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), “1 degaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language