dobur

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós (deep). Compare Middle Welsh dwfyr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdovur/

Noun

dobur m (genitive dobuir)

  1. (rare) water, river

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dobur
Vocative dobuir
Accusative doburN
Genitive dobuirL
Dative doburL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: dobhar
  • Middle Irish: dobrán

Mutation

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

References

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