uide

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *φodyom, from Proto-Indo-European *podyom, from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to step”). Related to Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “little foot”), Latin podium (“pedestal, base, balcony”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuðʲe/

Noun

uide n

  1. journey, march
  2. distance
    ude tri lá
    distance of a (journey of) three days
  3. end, goal

Inflection
Neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative uideN uideL uideL
Vocative uideN uideL uideL
Accusative uideN uideL uideL
Genitive uidiL uideL uideN
Dative uidiuL uidib uidib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • uidech

Descendants
  • Irish: uidhe

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
uide unchanged n-uide
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “*ped-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 529
  2. Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96) Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume T U, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page U-17

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