déis
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *damstis, from Proto-Indo-European *dṃ-sth₂-is (literally “house-staying”), from *dṓm (“home, house”).[1]
Noun
[edit]déis f (genitive désa, nominative plural déisi)
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | déis | déisL | déisiH |
| vocative | déis | déisL | déisiH |
| accusative | déisN | déisL | déisiH |
| genitive | désoH, désaH | désoH, désaH | déiseN |
| dative | déisL | déisib | déisib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| déis | déis pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndéis |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “déis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language