nél

See also: nel, Nel, ńel, and -nél

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *neblos (compare Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“fog, mist”)), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈ʲeːl/

Noun

nél m (genitive niúil, nominative plural niúil)

  1. cloud

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative nél nélL niúilL
Vocative niúil nélL níulu
Accusative nélN nélL níulu
Genitive niúilL nél nélN
Dative níulL nélaib nélaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Further reading

  • “nél” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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