dúisigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dúis, dúisc

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúisigid (awakes),[1] from Old Irish do·fíuschi[2] (compare Scottish Gaelic dùisg).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːʃɪɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːʃə/[3], /ˈd̪ˠuːʃiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːʃi(ː)/

Verb

dúisigh (present analytic dúisíonn, future analytic dúiseoidh, verbal noun dúiseacht, past participle dúisithe)

  1. (ambitransitive) wake up

Conjugation

  • clog dúisithe m (alarm-clock)
  • cnaipe dúisithe m (starter-button)
  • dúisire m (starter)
  • dúisitheach (evocative, adjective)
  • dúisteoir m (self-starter)
  • inneall dúisithe m (starting-engine)
  • lámh dhúisithe f (starting-handle)
  • steall dhúisithe f (cold pig)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúisigh
radical lenition eclipsis
dúisigh dhúisigh ndúisigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dúisigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do·fíuschi”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 74

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