deog

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish deug. If related to Welsh diod (drink), from Proto-Celtic *dī-āti-s, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck). Possibly also cognate with Latvian dažyti (to paint, dye).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /dʲeu̯ɣ/, /dʲeo̯ɣ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /dʲe̯oɣ/, /dʲoɣ/

Noun

deog f (genitive dige)

  1. drink
  2. draught
  3. potion

Descendants

  • Irish: deoch
  • Manx: jough
  • Scottish Gaelic: deoch

Mutation

Mutation of deog
radical lenition nasalization
deog deog
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndeog

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “deog”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page deog

Further reading

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de͜oːɡ/, [de͜oːɣ]

Verb

dēog

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of dēagan