adaig

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin. Similar to Proto-Brythonic *exuɨð (evening), whose etymology is equally obscure.

Possibly cognate with Latin āter (dark) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, blind), though these comparisons are also difficult.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaðəɣʲ/

Noun

adaig f (genitive aidche or aithche, nominative plural aidchi or aithgi)

  1. night

For quotations using this term, see Citations:adaig.

Declension
Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative adaigL adaigL aidchiH, aithchi
Vocative adaigL adaigL aidchiH, aithchi
Accusative aidchiN, aithchi adaigL aidchiH, aithchi
Genitive aidcheH, aithche aidcheL, aithche aidcheN
Dative aidchiL, aithchi, adaig aidchib, aithchib aidchib, aithchib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: adaig, aidche, oidche

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
adaig unchanged n-adaig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

From ad- + aigid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aðˈaɣʲ/

Verb

ad·aig

  1. to drive, impel

For quotations using this term, see Citations:adaig.

Conjugation

This verb has no prototonic forms or verbal noun of its own; those of aigid are used instead.

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ad·aig unchanged ad·n-aig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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