détiu
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *damtyū, from *dam- + *-tyū.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲeː.dʲu/
Noun
détiu f
- verbal noun of daimid: acknowledgement
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | détiu | — | — |
| vocative | détiu | — | — |
| accusative | déitinN | — | — |
| genitive | déiten | — | — |
| dative | déitinL, détiuL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- aititiu
- comditiu
- fodaitiu
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| détiu | détiu pronounced with /ðʲ-/ |
ndétiu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “déitiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language