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gillán
gillán
Old Irish
Noun
gillán m
- Young servant
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Etymology 2
Noun
gillán m
- A little hostage, pledgeling.
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| gillán | gillán pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngillán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 gillán (‘young servant’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 gillán (‘little hostage’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.