biáil

See also: biail

Old Irish

FWOTD – 13 June 2023

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *beyatlis, from the root of *binati (whence benaid). Cognate with Welsh bwyell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲi.aːlʲ/

Noun

biáil m (genitive béla)

  1. axe, hatchet
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:biáil.

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative biáil biáilL bélaiH
vocative biáil biáilL bélaiH
accusative biáilN biáilL bélaiH
genitive béloH, bélaH béloH, bélaH bélaeN
dative biáilL bélaib bélaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: bíail

Mutation

Mutation of biáil
radical lenition nasalization
biáil biáil
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbiáil

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

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