S. naith n. “spearhead, gore, wedge, narrow prominitory; angle” (Category: Angle, Corner)

S. naith, n. “spearhead, gore, wedge, narrow prominitory; angle” (Category: Angle, Corner)

N. cîn “wedge, gore”

N. coenel “gore, wedge”

N. ecthel “?point (of spear)”

References ✧ PE17/55; UT/282

Glosses

• “angle” ✧ PE17/55; PE17/55
• “spearhead, gore, wedge, narrow prominitory” ✧ UT/282

Element In

• S. dírnaith “wedge-shaped battle-formation, (lit.) man-spearhead” ✧ UT/282
• S. Naith “Gore, Triangle”

Cognates

• Q. nehtë¹ “spearhead, gore, wedge, narrow prominitory; angle” ✧ PE17/55; PE17/55; UT/282

Derivations

• < √NEK¹ “narrow” ✧ UT/282
• < ✶nektē “angle” ✧ PE17/55 (nek-tē); PE17/55 (nekte)
  • < √NEK¹ “narrow” ✧ PE17/55

Phonetic Developments

✶nek-tē > neith > naith

[nektē] > [nekte] > [nektʰe] > [nexθe] > [neiθe] > [neiθ] > [naiθ]

✧ PE17/55

N. naith n. “gore” (Category: Angle, Corner)

References ✧ Ety/SNAS

Glosses

• “gore” ✧ Ety/SNAS

Variations

• naith ✧ Ety/SNAS

Inflections

?natsai

plural

✧ Ety/SNAS

Element In

• N. Naith “Angle”

Cognates

• Dan. snæ̂s “gore” ✧ Ety/SNAS
• ᴹQ. nasta “spear-head, spear-point, gore, triangle” ✧ Ety/SNAS

Derivations

• < ᴹ√SNAS “*gore, triangle” ✧ Ety/SNAS (SNAT)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√SNAT > naith

[snatsa] > [n̥atsa] > [n̥aθθa] > [n̥aθθ] > [naθθ] > [naθ] ? [naiθ]

✧ Ety/SNAS