nigid

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

  1. to wash

Derived terms

  • do·nig

Descendants

  • Irish: nigh
  • Manx: niee
  • Scottish Gaelic: nigh

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

  1. to wash
    • "A Fragment of Old Irish", in Ériu volume 2 (1905, Royal Irish Academy), pages 221-226, edited and with translations by Osborn J. Bergin
      Etag berar do aes tuattu, cot·étet deman co·róenastar; ⁊ ní anaich a chrothad nach a flescad, acht a nige.
      A garment which is taken from the laity, a demon accompanies it till it has been washed; and it serves not to shake it or beat it, but to wash it.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

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Further reading

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

nigid

  1. Nasal mutation of digid.

Mutation

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