ditnid

Middle Irish

Etymology

From díten, from Old Irish dítiu, verbal noun of do·eim.

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲidʲnʲəðʲ/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲidʲnʲəɣʲ/

Verb

ditnid

1. to protect

   Synonym: imm·dích

   • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:

     Bui cu oca, no·ditned in cu Lagniu uile.

     He had a dog; the dog protected all Leinster

Inflection

• Third-person singular imperfect indicative: ·ditned

Mutation

Mutation of ditnid

radical	lenition	nasalization
ditnid	ditnid pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/	nditnid

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