# aingel
## Old Irish
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaŋʲɡʲel/

#### Noun

aingel m
* angel

##### Inflection

Masculine o-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | aingel | aingel$^L$ | aingil$^L$ |
| Vocative | aingil | aingel$^L$ | aingliu$^H$ |
| Accusative | aingel$^N$ | aingel$^L$ | aingliu$^H$ |
| Genitive | aingil$^L$ | aingel | aingel$^N$ |
| Dative | aingiul$^L$ | ainglib, anglib | ainglib, anglib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

##### Derived terms

* ainglecda
* ainglech

##### Descendants

* Irish: aingeal
* Manx: ainle, aile
* Scottish Gaelic: aingeal

### Etymology 2

an- (“very”) +‎ gel

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈanʲˌɣʲel/

#### Adjective

aingel
* very bright

##### Declension

o/ā-stem :
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | aingel | aingel | aingel |
| Vocative | aingil* aingel** | aingel | aingel |
| Accusative | aingel | aingil | aingel |
| Genitive | aingil | aingile | aingil |
| Dative | aingiul | aingil | aingiul |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | Feminine/neuter |
| Nominative | aingil | aingela | aingela |
| Vocative | aingilu aingela† | aingela | aingela |
| Accusative | aingilu aingela† | aingela | aingela |
| Genitive | aingel | aingel | aingel |
| Dative | aingelaib | aingelaib | aingelaib |
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized |

### Etymology 3

an- (“un-”) +‎ gel

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈanʲˌɣʲel/

#### Adjective

aingel
* unclear

##### Declension

o/ā-stem :
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | aingel | aingel | aingel |
| Vocative | aingil* aingel** | aingel | aingel |
| Accusative | aingel | aingil | aingel |
| Genitive | aingil | aingile | aingil |
| Dative | aingiul | aingil | aingiul |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | Feminine/neuter |
| Nominative | aingil | aingela | aingela |
| Vocative | aingilu aingela† | aingela | aingela |
| Accusative | aingilu aingela† | aingela | aingela |
| Genitive | aingel | aingel | aingel |
| Dative | aingelaib | aingelaib | aingelaib |
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized |

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aingel ‘angel’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 aingel ‘very bright’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 aingel ‘unclear’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language