díden
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dīwedonā, verbal noun of *dīwedeti (“to lead away, lead off”). The sense “end” developed through reassociation of this word with the related word dead, dïad (“end”), which is from Proto-Celtic *dīwedom. By surface analysis, dí + fedan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdʲiːðʲen]
Noun
díden f (genitive dídine)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dídenL | — | — |
| vocative | dídenL | — | — |
| accusative | dídinN | — | — |
| genitive | dídineH | — | — |
| dative | dídinL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- aín dídine (“Friday”, literally “last fast”)
- dédenach, dídenach
- déiden-
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| díden | díden pronounced with /ðʲ-/ |
ndíden |
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), “1 díden ‘end’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 díden ‘leading’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language