dúnad

Old Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

dúnad n or m

  1. encampment, fort, residence (of chief, etc.)
  2. encamping army, host
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dúnad dúnadL dúnaidL
Vocative dúnaid dúnadL dúnaduH
Accusative dúnadN dúnadL dúnaduH
Genitive dúnaidL dúnad dúnadN
Dative dúnudL dúnadaib dúnadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • dúnadach
  • dúnattae

Etymology 2

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Noun

dúnad m

  1. verbal noun of dúnaid
  2. closing, shutting
  3. (poetry) ending a poem with the word with which it begins
  4. end, completion
  5. (medicine) stoppage, obstruction, congestion
Inflection
Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dúnad dúnadL dúntae
Vocative dúnad dúnadL dúntu
Accusative dúnadN dúnadL dúntu
Genitive dúntoH, dúntaH dúnto, dúnta dúntaeN
Dative dúnadL dúntaib dúntaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Irish: dúnadh
  • Manx: dooney
  • Scottish Gaelic: dùnadh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
dúnad dúnad
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndúnad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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