dúthracht

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːhɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

dúthracht f (genitive singular dúthrachta)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • dúthrachtach (devoted, fervent, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dúthracht dhúthracht ndúthracht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúthracht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dúthracht f (genitive dúthrachtan, nominative plural dúthrachta)

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

Inflection

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

  • Irish: dúthracht

Mutation

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

Further reading

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