díthrub

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

dí- +‎ treb

Pronunciation

Noun

díthrub m or f (genitive díthruib or díthruba or díthreibe, nominative plural díthruib)

  1. wilderness
    • c. 850-875, Turin Glosses and Scholia on St Mark, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 484–94, Tur. 110c
      Ba bés leusom do·bertis dá boc leu dochum tempuil, ⁊ no·léicthe indala n‑aí fon díthrub co pecad in popuil, ⁊ do·bertis maldachta foir, ⁊ n⟨o⟩·oircthe didiu and ó popul tar cenn a pecthae ind aile.
      It was a custom with them that two he-goats were brought by them to the temple, and one of the two of them was let go to the wilderness with the sin of the people, and curses were put upon him, and thereupon the other was slain there by the people for their sins.

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative díthrub díthrubL díthruibL
Vocative díthruib díthrubL díthrubuH
Accusative díthrubN díthrubL díthrubuH
Genitive díthruibL díthrub díthrubN
Dative díthrubL díthrubaib díthrubaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative díthrubL díthruibL díthrubaH
Vocative díthrubL díthruibL díthrubaH
Accusative díthruibN díthruibL díthrubaH
Genitive díthreibeH díthrubL díthrubN
Dative díthruibL díthrubaib díthrubaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative díthrub díthrubL díthrubaeH
Vocative díthrub díthrubL díthrubu
Accusative díthrubN díthrubL díthrubu
Genitive díthruboH, díthrubaH díthruboL, díthrubaL díthrubaeN
Dative díthrubL díthrubaib díthrubaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: díthreabh
  • Scottish Gaelic: dìthreabh

Mutation

Mutation of díthrub
radical lenition nasalization
díthrub díthrub
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndíthrub

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

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