deirtear

Irish

Alternative forms

  • adeirtear (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲtʲəɾˠ/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾˠhəɾˠ/, /ˈdʲɛɾˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/[2]

Verb

deirtear

  1. autonomous present indicative/subjunctive/imperative of abair

Usage notes

Like all d-initial forms of abair, this term is immune to lenition and does not undergo eclipsis after the interrogative particle an.

Mutation

Mutated forms of deirtear
radical lenition eclipsis
deirtear not applicable ndeirtear

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 78
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98
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