dúthaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dúthaig,[1] from the root of dú (“place, spot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːhə/

Noun

dúthaigh f (genitive singular dúthaí)

  1. alternative form of dúiche (“hereditary land”)

Declension

Declension of dúthaigh (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dúthaigh
vocative a dhúthaigh
genitive dúthaí
dative dúthaigh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dúthaigh
genitive na dúthaí
dative leis an dúthaigh
don dúthaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúthaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
dúthaigh dhúthaigh ndúthaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dúthaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dúṫaiġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dúthaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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