dúnad

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈduːnað]

Etymology 1

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Noun

dúnad n or m

encampment, fort, residence (of chief, etc.)
encamping army, host

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dúnad	dúnad^L	dúnaid^L
vocative	dúnaid	dúnad^L	dúnadu^H
accusative	dúnad^N	dúnad^L	dúnadu^H
genitive	dúnaid^L	dúnad	dúnad^N
dative	dúnud^L	dúnadaib	dúnadaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Synonyms

(fort): dún

Derived terms

dúnadach
dúnattae

Etymology 2

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Noun

dúnad m

verbal noun of dúnaid
closing, shutting
(poetry) ending a poem with the word with which it begins
end, completion
(medicine) stoppage, obstruction, congestion

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dúnad	dúnad^L	dúntae
vocative	dúnad	dúnad^L	dúntu
accusative	dúnad^N	dúnad^L	dúntu
genitive	dúnto^H, dúnta^H	dúnto, dúnta	dúntae^N
dative	dúnad^L	dúntaib	dúntaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Descendants

Irish: dúnadh
Manx: dooney
Scottish Gaelic: dùnadh

Mutation

Mutation of *dúnad*
radical	lenition	nasalization
dúnad	dúnad pronounced with /ð-/	ndúnad

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