fidchell

English

Etymology

From Middle Irish fidchell.

Noun

fidchell (uncountable)

  1. An ancient Celtic board game somewhat resembling chess.

Translations

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *widukʷeislā (literally “wood intelligence”), from *widus (“wood”) + *kʷeislā (“sense”), cognate with Welsh gwyddbwyll, Cornish gwydhbol, and Breton gwezboell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸʲiðxʲəl͈/

Noun

fidchell f (genitive fidchille, nominative plural fidchella)

  1. An ancient Celtic board game somewhat resembling chess.

Derived terms

  • fidchelda (“pertaining to fidchell”)
  • fidchellach (“fidchell player”)
  • fidchellacht (“playing fidchell”)
  • fidchellaire (“fidchell player”)
  • fidchleóracht (“playing fidchell”)

Descendants

  • Irish: ficheall
  • Manx: feeal
  • Scottish Gaelic: fidhcheall
  • → English: fidchell

Mutation

Mutation of fidchell
radical lenition nasalization
fidchell ḟidchell fidchell
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

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