guí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gui"

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish guide, from Proto-Celtic *gʷedyā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-yeh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiː/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪvʲə/[1][2] (corresponding to the form guibhe)
  • (Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ɡiə/, [ɡɪə][3]

Noun

guí f (genitive singular guí, nominative plural guíonna)

  1. verbal noun of guigh
  2. prayer

Declension

Verb

guí

  1. present subjunctive analytic of guigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
guí ghuí nguí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 170
  2. de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 132
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

Further reading

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