drúis

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish drúis, from Old Irish drús (hot-lust, desire), from drúth (wanton, unchaste).

Noun

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drúis f (genitive singular drúise)

  1. lust
    • 2010 October 25, “Na Cloigne”, in TG4[1]:
      Dúnmharú, drúis, éad agus fórsaí dorcha osnádúrtha sa scannán ‘Na Cloigne’ ar 'Lá na Marbh'.
      Murder, lust, jealousy and dark supernatural forces are all to be found in the film 'Na Cloigne' on All Soul's Day.
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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drúis m

  1. inflection of drús:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
drúis dhrúis ndrúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 66

Middle Irish

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Etymology

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Originally the dative/accusative of Old Irish drús.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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drúis f (genitive drúise, no plural)

  1. lust, concupiscence

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
drúis drúis
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ndrúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.