dúildetu

Old Irish

Etymology

From *dúilde +‎ -tu, from dúil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈduːlʲdʲedu/

Noun

dúildetu m (genitive dúildetad)

essence, nature

Inflection

Masculine t-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dúildetu	—	—
vocative	dúildetu	—	—
accusative	duildetaid^N, duiltetaid^L	—	—
genitive	dúildetad	—	—
dative	duildetaid^L, duiltetaid^L	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of *dúildetu*
radical	lenition	nasalization
dúildetu	dúildetu pronounced with /ð-/	ndúildetu

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), “dúildetu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language