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daoi

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish duí (fool, ignoramus).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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daoi m (genitive singular daoi, nominative plural daoithe)

  1. dullard (stupid person, fool)
  2. churl (boorish person).

Declension

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Declension of daoi (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative daoi daoithe
vocative a dhaoi a dhaoithe
genitive daoi daoithe
dative daoi daoithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an daoi na daoithe
genitive an daoi na ndaoithe
dative leis an daoi
don daoi
leis na daoithe

Antonyms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of daoi
radical lenition eclipsis
daoi dhaoi ndaoi

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

Further reading

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