Níall

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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Of disputed origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd-los, from *h₃neyd- (to revile) +‎ *-lós (agentive noun suffix).

Proper noun

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Níall m (genitive Néill)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Níall
Vocative Néill
Accusative NíallN
Genitive NéillL
Dative NíallL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: Níall
  • Old Norse: Njáll

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Níall
also Nníall after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
Níall
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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