ben

head

ben f (genitive mná, nominative plural mná)

mná (genitive)
mná (nominative plural)
ben (nominative singular)
mnaí (dual nominative)
mná (nominative plural)
ben (singular vocative)
mnaí (dual vocative)
mná (plural vocative)
bein (accusative singular)
mnaí (accusative singular)
mnaí (accusative dual)
mná (accusative plural)
mná (genitive singular)
ban (dual genitive)
ban (genitive plural)
mnaí (dative singular)
mnáib (dative dual)
mnáib (dative plural)

Middle Irish: ben

Irish: bean

Manx: ben

Scottish Gaelic: bean

⇒ Middle Irish: benagán

From Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

arna érbarthar, “Ó chretsit, nín·tá airli ar mban”

lest it be said, “Since they believed, we do not have management (?) of our women”


fer

fer m (genitive fir, nominative plural fir)

fir (genitive)
fir (nominative plural)
fer (masculine nominative singular stem)
fer (dual masculine nominative stem)
fir (masculine nominative plural stem)
fir (masculine singular stem vocative)
fer (dual masculine stem vocative)
firu (masculine plural stem vocative)
fer (accusative masculine singular stem)
fer (accusative dual masculine stem)
firu (accusative masculine plural stem)
fir (genitive masculine singular stem)
fer (dual genitive masculine stem)
fer (genitive masculine plural stem)
fiur (dative masculine singular stem)
feraib (dative dual masculine stem)
feraib (dative masculine plural stem)

desctree

Middle Irish: fer
Irish: fear
Manx: fer
Scottish Gaelic: fear

From Primitive Irish *ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ (*viras), from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognates include Latin vir, Sanskrit वीर (vīrá) and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair).

Is bés trá dosom aní-siu cosc inna mban i tossug et a tabairt fo chumacte a feir, armbat irlamu de ind ḟir fo chumacte Dǽi, co·mbí íarum coscitir ind ḟir et do·airbertar fo réir Dǽ.

This, then, is a custom of his, to correct the wives at first and to bring them under the power of their husbands, so that the husbands may be the readier under God’s power, so that afterwards the husbands are corrected and bowed down in subjection to God.


nia

head

nïa m (genitive nïad or nïeth, nominative plural nïaid)

nïa (canonical masculine)
nïad (genitive)
nïeth (genitive)
nïaid (nominative plural)
nia (nominative singular)
nïaid (dual nominative)
nia (dual nominative)
nïaid (nominative plural)
nia (singular vocative)
nïaid (dual vocative)
nia (dual vocative)
nïada (plural vocative)
nïaid (accusative singular)
nïaid (accusative dual)
nia (accusative dual)
nïada (accusative plural)
nïad (genitive singular)
nïeth (genitive singular)
nïad (dual genitive)
nïeth (dual genitive)
nïad (genitive plural)
nïaid (dative singular)
nïadaib (dative dual)
nïadaib (dative plural)
nïa (mutation mutation-radical)
also nnïa after a proclitic (mutation mutation-radical)
ending in a vowel (mutation mutation-radical)
nïa (mutation mutation-nasal)

Irish: nia

Manx: neear

From Primitive Irish ᚅᚔᚑᚈᚈᚐ (niotta, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *neɸūss (compare Welsh nai), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognates include Sanskrit नपात् (nápāt), Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (n-p-a /napā/), Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós), Latin nepos, and Old English nefa.


ingen

ingine (genitive)
ingen (nominative singular)
ingin (dual nominative)
ingena (nominative plural)
ingen (singular vocative)
ingin (dual vocative)
ingena (plural vocative)
ingin (accusative singular)
ingin (accusative dual)
ingena (accusative plural)
ingine (genitive singular)
ingen (dual genitive)
ingen (genitive plural)
ingin (dative singular)
ingenaib (dative dual)
ingenaib (dative plural)

Middle Irish: ingen

desc

Irish: iníon, inghean (superseded), inghin, inín (Connacht), nighean, níon (Ulster), inín

Manx: inneen

Scottish Gaelic: nighean, nigheann, inghean

⇒ Middle Irish: ingenach

⇒ Middle Irish: ingenas
Irish: iníonas

From Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā (literally “born within, indigenous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget”); compare Latin indigena (“native”) and Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”).


rí

head

rí m (genitive ríg, nominative plural ríg)

ríg (genitive)
ríg (nominative plural)
rí (nominative singular)
ríg (dual nominative)
ríg (nominative plural)
rí (singular vocative)
ríg (dual vocative)
ríga (plural vocative)
ríg (accusative singular)
ríg (accusative dual)
ríga (accusative plural)
ríg (genitive singular)
ríg (dual genitive)
ríg (genitive plural)
ríg (dative singular)
rígaib (dative dual)
rígaib (dative plural)

desctree

Middle Irish: rí
Irish: rí
Manx: ree
Scottish Gaelic: rìgh

From Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”), which is derived from *h₃reǵ-. Cognates include Sanskrit राज् (rāj, “king”), राजन् (rājan), and Latin rēx (“king”).

der

amtis forbristi ind ríg, glosses principibus oppressis


bé

Irish: bé

From Proto-Celtic *ben, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”).


athair

head

athair m (genitive athar, nominative plural aithir)

athar (genitive)
aithir (nominative plural)
athair (nominative singular)
athair (dual nominative)
aithir (nominative plural)
athair (singular vocative)
athair (dual vocative)
aithrea (plural vocative)
athair (accusative singular)
athair (accusative dual)
aithrea (accusative plural)
athar (genitive singular)
athar (dual genitive)
aithre (genitive plural)
athrae (genitive plural)
athair (dative singular)
aithrib (dative dual)
athraib (dative dual)
aithrib (dative plural)
athraib (dative plural)
athair (mutation mutation-radical)
n-athair (mutation)

Irish: athair

Manx: ayr
→ English: ayr

Scottish Gaelic: athair

From Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Ní du ṡémigud pectha at·ber-som inso .i. combad dó fa·cherred: “ní sní cetid·deirgni ⁊ ní sní dud·rigni nammá”; acht is do chuingid dílguda dosom, amal du·rolged dïa aithrib íar n-immarmus.

It is not to palliate sin that he says this, i.e. so that he might put it for this: “we have not done it first and we have not done it only”; but it is to seek forgiveness for himself, as his fathers had been forgiven after sinning.


máthir

máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)

máthar (genitive)
máithir (nominative plural)
máthir (nominative singular)
máthair (nominative singular)
máthir (dual nominative)
máthair (dual nominative)
máithir (nominative plural)
máthir (singular vocative)
máthair (singular vocative)
máthir (dual vocative)
máthair (dual vocative)
máithrea (plural vocative)
máthir (accusative singular)
máthair (accusative singular)
máthir (accusative dual)
máthair (accusative dual)
máithrea (accusative plural)
máthar (genitive singular)
máthar (dual genitive)
máithre (genitive plural)
máthir (dative singular)
máthair (dative singular)
máithrib (dative dual)
máithrib (dative plural)
máthir (mutation mutation-radical)
also mmáthir after a proclitic (mutation mutation-radical)
ending in a vowel (mutation mutation-radical)
máthir (mutation mutation-nasal)

Irish: máthair

Manx: moir

Scottish Gaelic: màthair

From Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


derbráthair

derbráthair (nominative singular)
derbráthair (dual nominative)
derbráithir (nominative plural)
derbráthair (singular vocative)
derbráthair (dual vocative)
derbráithrea (plural vocative)
derbráthair (accusative singular)
derbráthair (accusative dual)
derbráithrea (accusative plural)
derbráthar (genitive singular)
derbráthar (dual genitive)
derbráthar (genitive plural)
derbráithre (genitive plural)
derbráthair (dative singular)
derbráithrib (dative dual)
derbráithrib (dative plural)

Middle Irish: derbráthair

Irish: deartháir

Manx: jarroo-vraar

(rare until Middle Irish) brother (by blood)


bráthair

bráthair m (genitive bráthar, nominative plural bráithir)

bráthar (genitive)
bráithir (nominative plural)
bráthair (nominative singular)
bráthair (dual nominative)
bráithir (nominative plural)
bráthair (singular vocative)
bráthair (dual vocative)
bráithrea (plural vocative)
bráthair (accusative singular)
bráthair (accusative dual)
bráithrea (accusative plural)
bráthar (genitive singular)
bráthar (dual genitive)
bráthar (genitive plural)
bráthre (genitive plural)
bráithre (genitive plural)
bráthair (dative singular)
bráithrib (dative dual)
bráithrib (dative plural)
bráthair (mutation mutation-radical)
bráthair (mutation mutation-nasal)
mbráthair (mutation)

Irish: bráthair

Manx: braar

Scottish Gaelic: bràthair

⇒ Middle Irish: bráithremail

From Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Do·beir-som ainm bráthre doib, arná·epret is ara miscuis in cúrsachad, act is ara seircc.

He calls them brothers, lest they should say the reprimand is because of hatred for them, but it is because of love for them.

Ba torad sa⟨í⟩thir dúun in chrud so ce du·melmis cech túari et ce du·gnemmis a ndu·gníat ar céli, act ní bad nertad na mbráithre et frescsiu fochricce as móo.

It would be a fruit of labor for us in this way if we consumed every food and if we did what our fellows do, but it would not be a strengthening of the brothers and a hope of a greater reward.

ɔrabad cech bráthair post alium .i. is huisse ce ru·samaltar fri Críst

so that each brother should be after the other, i.e. it is right that he be compared to Christ


macc

macc m (genitive maicc or meicc, nominative plural maicc or meicc)

maicc (genitive)
meicc (genitive)
maicc (nominative plural)
meicc (nominative plural)
macc (masculine nominative singular stem)
mac (masculine nominative singular stem)
macc (dual masculine nominative stem)
mac (dual masculine nominative stem)
maic (masculine nominative plural stem)
maicc (masculine nominative plural stem)
meic (masculine nominative plural stem)
meicc (masculine nominative plural stem)
maic (masculine singular stem vocative)
maicc (masculine singular stem vocative)
meic (masculine singular stem vocative)
meicc (masculine singular stem vocative)
macc (dual masculine stem vocative)
mac (dual masculine stem vocative)
maccu (masculine plural stem vocative)
macc (accusative masculine singular stem)
mac (accusative masculine singular stem)
macc (accusative dual masculine stem)
mac (accusative dual masculine stem)
maccu (accusative masculine plural stem)
maic (genitive masculine singular stem)
maicc (genitive masculine singular stem)
meic (genitive masculine singular stem)
meicc (genitive masculine singular stem)
macc (dual genitive masculine stem)
mac (dual genitive masculine stem)
macc (genitive masculine plural stem)
mac (genitive masculine plural stem)
macc (dative masculine singular stem)
mac (dative masculine singular stem)
maccaib (dative dual masculine stem)
maccaib (dative masculine plural stem)
macc (mutation mutation-radical)
also mmacc after a proclitic (mutation mutation-radical)
ending in a vowel (mutation mutation-radical)
macc (mutation mutation-nasal)

desctree

Middle Irish: mac
Irish: mac
Manx: mac
Scottish Gaelic: mac

From Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos (“son”) (compare Welsh mab, Gaulish mapos, Maponos), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“to raise, increase”) (compare Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”), Latin macer (“thin”).

inh

Hóre ammi maicc laí et soilse, ná seichem nahísiu.

Since we are children of day and light, let us not follow these things.

Fomnid-si, a phopul núíednissi, ar ce dud·rónath ní di maith fri maccu Israhél…

Take heed, O people of the New Testament, for although some good has been done to the children of Israel…

Ní derlaicht⟨h⟩a a pecdæ doïb acht du·ratad dígal forru. Cenotad maic-si raith dano, má im·roimsid ní dílgibther dúib.

Their sins have not been forgiven them, but punishment has been inflicted upon them. Though you pl, then, are children of grace, if you sin, you will not be forgiven.

in tan as·mbeir, “Taít, á maccu”


siur

head

siur f (genitive sethar, nominative plural sethir)

sethar (genitive)
sethir (nominative plural)
siur (nominative singular)
siair (dual nominative)
sieir (dual nominative)
sethir (nominative plural)
siur (singular vocative)
siair (dual vocative)
sieir (dual vocative)
sethra (plural vocative)
siair (accusative singular)
sieir (accusative singular)
siair (accusative dual)
sieir (accusative dual)
sethra (accusative plural)
sethar (genitive singular)
sethar (dual genitive)
sethar (genitive plural)
siair (dative singular)
sieir (dative singular)
sethraib (dative dual)
sethraib (dative plural)
siur (mutation mutation-radical)
phiur (mutation mutation-nasal)
fiur (mutation mutation-nasal)

Irish: siúr

Manx: shuyr

q

⇒ Scottish Gaelic: piuthar (back-formed from lenited form fiur, phiur)

From Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.


banscál

head

banscál n or f (genitive banscáil or banscáile, nominative plural banscála)

banscáil (genitive)
banscáile (genitive)
banscála (nominative plural)
banscál (nominative singular)
banscál (dual nominative)
banscál (nominative plural)
banscála (nominative plural)
banscál (singular vocative)
banscál (dual vocative)
banscál (plural vocative)
banscála (plural vocative)
banscál (accusative singular)
banscál (accusative dual)
banscál (accusative plural)
banscála (accusative plural)
banscáil (genitive singular)
banscál (dual genitive)
banscál (genitive plural)
banscál (dative singular)
banscálaib (dative dual)
banscálaib (dative plural)
banscál (nominative singular)
banscáil (dual nominative)
banscála (nominative plural)
banscál (singular vocative)
banscáil (dual vocative)
banscála (plural vocative)
banscáil (accusative singular)
banscáil (accusative dual)
banscála (accusative plural)
banscáile (genitive singular)
banscál (dual genitive)
banscál (genitive plural)
banscáil (dative singular)
banscálaib (dative dual)
banscálaib (dative plural)
banscál (mutation mutation-radical)
banscál (mutation mutation-nasal)
mbanscál (mutation)

Irish: banscál

From ban- (“woman”) + scál (“man, human being”)


manach

manach (masculine nominative singular stem)
manach (dual masculine nominative stem)
manaig (masculine nominative plural stem)
manaig (masculine singular stem vocative)
manach (dual masculine stem vocative)
manchu (masculine plural stem vocative)
manach (accusative masculine singular stem)
manach (accusative dual masculine stem)
manchu (accusative masculine plural stem)
manaig (genitive masculine singular stem)
manach (dual genitive masculine stem)
manach (genitive masculine plural stem)
manach (dative masculine singular stem)
manchaib (dative dual masculine stem)
manchaib (dative masculine plural stem)

Middle Irish: manach

Irish: manach

Manx: maynagh, monnagh

Scottish Gaelic: manach

From Latin monachus, possibly via Proto-Brythonic *manax.

Ním·thá Sen-Phól manach, as a díthrub dubach, fria nóebainm co rrorath séntae cech slóg subach.

c. 808, Félire Oengusso, Prologue, line 97; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl., Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Harrison & Sons, 1905:

Not so is Old Paul the monk, whose hermitage is gloomy; by his holy name with great grace, every happy crowd is blessed.


ainder

ainder (nominative singular)
aindir (dual nominative)
aindre (nominative plural)
ainder (singular vocative)
aindir (dual vocative)
aindre (plural vocative)
aindir (accusative singular)
aindir (accusative dual)
aindre (accusative plural)
aindre (genitive singular)
ainder (dual genitive)
ainder (genitive plural)
aindir (dative singular)
aindrib (dative dual)
aindrib (dative plural)
ainder (mutation mutation-radical)
n-ainder (mutation)

Irish: ainnir

Scottish Gaelic: ainnir

From Proto-Celtic *anderā (compare Welsh anner, Cornish annor, Breton annoar, all ‘heifer’).


muimme

muimme (nominative singular)
muimmi (dual nominative)
muimmi (nominative plural)
muimme (singular vocative)
muimmi (dual vocative)
muimmi (plural vocative)
muimmi (accusative singular)
muimmi (accusative dual)
muimmi (accusative plural)
muimme (genitive singular)
muimme (dual genitive)
muimme (genitive plural)
muimmi (dative singular)
muimmib (dative dual)
muimmib (dative plural)
muimme (mutation mutation-radical)
also mmuimme after a proclitic (mutation mutation-radical)
ending in a vowel (mutation mutation-radical)
muimme (mutation mutation-nasal)

Irish: muime, buime

Manx: mimmey

Scottish Gaelic: muime

From Proto-Celtic *mammā (“mom, nanny”).


ammait

head

ammait f (genitive ammaite, nominative plural ammaiti)

ammaite (genitive)
ammaiti (nominative plural)
ammait (nominative singular)
ammait (dual nominative)
ammaiti (nominative plural)
ammait (singular vocative)
ammait (dual vocative)
ammaiti (plural vocative)
ammaiti (accusative singular)
ammait (accusative dual)
ammaiti (accusative plural)
ammaite (genitive singular)
ammaite (dual genitive)
ammaite (genitive plural)
ammaiti (dative singular)
ammaitib (dative dual)
ammaitib (dative plural)
ammait (mutation mutation-radical)
n-ammait (mutation)

Irish: amaid

⇒ Middle Irish: amaidecht

desctree

⇒ Middle Irish: *ammatán
Irish: amadán
Manx: ommidan
Scottish Gaelic: amadan


caile

caile (genitive)
caile (nominative singular)
caili (dual nominative)
caili (nominative plural)
caile (singular vocative)
caili (dual vocative)
caili (plural vocative)
caili (accusative singular)
caili (accusative dual)
caili (accusative plural)
caile (genitive singular)
caile (dual genitive)
caile (genitive plural)
caili (dative singular)
cailib (dative dual)
cailib (dative plural)
caile (mutation mutation-radical)
chaile (mutation mutation-nasal)
caile (mutation)

Middle Irish: caile

Irish: caile

Scottish Gaelic: caile

Possibly related to Breton plac'h (“girl”) which cognates with Latin paelex (“concubine”), Ancient Greek παλλακή (pallakḗ, “young girl”).

cog

‘Cid ra mer in cali ⁊ in banaccaid?’ bar Fergus.

‘What has crazed the girl and peasant-woman?’ said Fergus.

serving-girl, maid (sometimes pejorative)


amnair

Irish: amhnair, omhnair (obsolete)

amnair (mutation mutation-radical)
n-amnair (mutation)

From Proto-Celtic *awontīr (compare Welsh ewythr, Breton eontr, Cornish ewnter), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂ō (“(maternal) grandfather/uncle”) (compare Middle Irish ó, Latin avus (“grandfather”), dialectal German Awwe (“grandfather”), Ohm (“uncle”)).

der

amnair bráthair máthar glosses auunculus


sinserbráthair

sinserbráthair (nominative singular)
sinserbráithir (dual nominative)
sinserbráithir (nominative plural)
sinserbráthair (singular vocative)
sinserbráithir (dual vocative)
sinserbráithrea (plural vocative)
sinserbráthra (plural vocative)
sinserbráthair (accusative singular)
sinserbráithir (accusative dual)
sinserbráithrea (accusative plural)
sinserbráthra (accusative plural)
sinserbráthar (genitive singular)
sinserbráthar (dual genitive)
sinserbráithre (genitive plural)
sinserbráthrae (genitive plural)
sinserbráthair (dative singular)
sinserbráithrib (dative dual)
sinserbráithrib (dative plural)


sinsersiur

head

sinserṡiur f (genitive sinserṡethar, nominative plural sinserṡethir)

sinserṡiur (canonical feminine)
sinserṡethar (genitive)
sinserṡethir (nominative plural)
sinserṡiur (nominative singular)
sinserṡiair (dual nominative)
sinserṡieir (dual nominative)
sinserṡethir (nominative plural)
sinserṡiur (singular vocative)
sinserṡiair (dual vocative)
sinserṡieir (dual vocative)
sinserṡethra (plural vocative)
sinserṡiair (accusative singular)
sinserṡieir (accusative singular)
sinserṡiair (accusative dual)
sinserṡieir (accusative dual)
sinserṡethra (accusative plural)
sinserṡethar (genitive singular)
sinserṡethar (dual genitive)
sinserṡethar (genitive plural)
sinserṡiair (dative singular)
sinserṡieir (dative singular)
sinserṡethraib (dative dual)
sinserṡethraib (dative plural)
sinserṡiur (mutation mutation-radical)
ṡinserṡiur (mutation mutation-nasal)

“Erchoitmed ingine gulidi inso”, § 7


séitig

séitig f (genitive séitche, nominative plural séitchi)

séitche (genitive)
séitchi (nominative plural)
séitig (nominative singular)
séitig (dual nominative)
séitchi (nominative plural)
séitig (singular vocative)
séitig (dual vocative)
séitchi (plural vocative)
séitchi (accusative singular)
séitig (accusative dual)
séitchi (accusative plural)
séitche (genitive singular)
séitche (dual genitive)
séitche (genitive plural)
séitchi (dative singular)
séitchib (dative dual)
séitchib (dative plural)
séitig (mutation mutation-radical)
ṡéitig (mutation mutation-nasal)

/ˈsʲeːdʲəɣʲ/

From an earlier meaning of "companion," from Proto-Celtic *sentikī, related to *sentus (“way, path”), also the source of sét (“path”).

Áos aithrigi tra ind í chetamus bíte fri tnúith ⁊ ad·ellad ilsétchi ⁊ dua·mberar cland, .uii. bliadna dóib oc pendaind.

c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 11, pages 115-179:

Now as to penitents, first, those that are given to lust, and that frequent various mates and have children born to them: seven years for them of penance.


rígain

rígain (nominative singular)
rígain (dual nominative)
rígnai (nominative plural)
rígain (singular vocative)
rígain (dual vocative)
rígnai (plural vocative)
rígnai (accusative singular)
rígain (accusative dual)
rígnai (accusative plural)
rígnae (genitive singular)
rígnae (dual genitive)
rígnae (genitive plural)
rígnai (dative singular)
rígnaib (dative dual)
rígnaib (dative plural)
rígain (mutation mutation-radical)
also rrígain after a proclitic (mutation mutation-radical)
ending in a vowel (mutation mutation-radical)
rígain (mutation mutation-nasal)

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Middle Irish: rígan
Irish: ríon, banríon
Manx: rein, benrein
Scottish Gaelic: rìghinn, banrìghinn, rìbhinn

.i. co n-eperthae as comdiu dia rígain in rí.

And it should be said that the king is a master to his queen.

Hirúath cona rígain, las·rort co lín ilach; nír at·gab, réim calad, talam na nem ninach.

c. 808, Félire Oengusso, Prologue, line 105; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl., Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Harrison & Sons, 1905:

[King] Herod [the Great] with his queen, along with whom he was slain to much rejoicing; neither the earth nor the heavenly heavens received him (a rather rough fate!).

La martrai rígnae, Eufemiae slógdae; Benedicht, balc ágae, macc cráibdech Con-lógae.

c. 808, Félire Oengusso, July 11; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl., Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Harrison & Sons, 1905:

With the martyrdom of the queen, Euphemia the hostful, [is also commemorated] Benedict, a strong pillar and devout son of Cú Lógae.


ben síde

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ben síde f (genitive mná síde, nominative plural mná síde)

mná síde (genitive)
mná síde (nominative plural)

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Irish: bean sí, bean sídhe (obsolete)
→ English: banshee (see there for further descendants)
→ Scots: banshee

Scottish Gaelic: bean-shìdh

Manx: ben shee

From ben (“woman”) + síd (“fairy mound”).


macc coím

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macc coím m (genitive maicc coím, nominative plural maicc coím)

maicc coím (genitive)
maicc coím (nominative plural)

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Middle Irish: maccoím, maccaoím
Irish: macaomh
→ Middle Welsh: makwyf
Welsh: macwy

Gaibid immib a n‑étach macc coím-sa, amal nondad maicc coím-a, .i. uiscera is hé in dechellt as·beir.

Put on this raiment of servants, as you pl are servants, i.e viscera is the garment that he mentions.


cumal

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cumal f (genitive cumaile, nominative plural cumala)

cumaile (genitive)
cumala (nominative plural)
cumal (nominative singular)
cumail (dual nominative)
cumala (nominative plural)
cumal (singular vocative)
cumail (dual vocative)
cumala (plural vocative)
cumail (accusative singular)
cumail (accusative dual)
cumala (accusative plural)
cumaile (genitive singular)
cumal (dual genitive)
cumal (genitive plural)
cumail (dative singular)
cumalaib (dative dual)
cumalaib (dative plural)
cumal (mutation mutation-radical)
chumal (mutation mutation-nasal)
cumal (mutation)

Irish: cumhal

From Proto-Celtic *kamulā, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (“to exert oneself, get tired”), and cognate with Middle Irish cuma (“trouble”), Ancient Greek κάμνω (kámnō, “to toil, get tired”).