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

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
deogdeog
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ndeog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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, Stirling, →ISBN, page deog

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