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dúthracht

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish dúthracht, from Old Irish dúthracht, verbal noun of do·futhracair.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dúthracht f (genitive singular dúthrachta)

  1. devotion, diligence, fervour; earnestness, diligence, zeal
  2. goodwill; goodwill offering, favour

Declension

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Declension of dúthracht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative dúthracht
vocative a dhúthracht
genitive dúthrachta
dative dúthracht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an dúthracht
genitive na dúthrachta
dative leis an dúthracht
don dúthracht

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of dúthracht
radical lenition eclipsis
dúthracht dhúthracht ndúthracht

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dúthracht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 279, page 98

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈduːθrəxt/, [ˈduːθraxt]

Noun

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dúthracht f (genitive dúthrachtan, nominative plural dúthrachta)

  1. verbal noun of do·futhracair (to desire)
  2. devotion

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dúthrachtL dúthrachtL dúthrachtaH
Vocative dúthrachtL dúthrachtL dúthrachtaH
Accusative dúthrachtN dúthrachtL dúthrachtaH
Genitive *dúthrachtaeH, dúthrachtan dúthrachtL dúthrachtN
Dative dúthrachtL dúthrachtaib dúthrachtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: dúthracht

Mutation

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Mutation of dúthracht
radical lenition nasalization
dúthracht dúthracht
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndúthracht

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

Further reading

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