dúthracht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dúthracht, verbal noun of do·futhracair.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːhɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

dúthracht f (genitive singular dúthrachta)

  1. devotion, diligence, fervour; earnestness, diligence, zeal
  2. goodwill; goodwill offering, favour

Declension

Declension of dúthracht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dúthracht
vocative a dhúthracht
genitive dúthrachta
dative dúthracht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dúthracht
genitive na dúthrachta
dative leis an dúthracht
don dúthracht

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúthracht
radical lenition eclipsis
dúthracht dhúthracht ndúthracht

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), “dúthracht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 279, page 98

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduːθrəxt/, [ˈduːθraxt]

Noun

dúthracht f (genitive dúthrachtan, nominative plural dúthrachta)

  1. verbal noun of do·futhracair (“to desire”)
  2. devotion

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative dúthrachtL dúthrachtL dúthrachtaH
vocative dúthrachtL dúthrachtL dúthrachtaH
accusative dúthrachtN dúthrachtL dúthrachtaH
genitive *dúthrachtaeH, dúthrachtan dúthrachtL dúthrachtN
dative dúthrachtL dúthrachtaib dúthrachtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: dúthracht

Mutation

Mutation of dúthracht
radical lenition nasalization
dúthracht dúthracht
pronounced with /ð-/		 ndúthracht

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

Further reading

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