gúforcell
Old Irish
Etymology
From gú- (“false”) + forcell (“testimony”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuːˌorʲɡʲel͈/
Noun
gúḟorcell n
- false testimony
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 13b15
- Is gúḟorcell do·beram do Día amal ṡodin.
- It is false testimony that we give to God in that case.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 13b15
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gúforcellN | — | — |
| vocative | gúforcellN | — | — |
| accusative | gúforcellN | — | — |
| genitive | gúḟorcillL | — | — |
| dative | gúḟorciullL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| gúforcell | gúforcell pronounced with /ɣ-/ |
ngúforcell |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.