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Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish dúnaid.
Verb
dùin (past dhùin, future dùinidh, verbal noun dùnadh, past participle dùinte)
- shut, close
- Dùin an dorus. ― Shut the door.
- enclose, surround
- lace, button (as with boots or shoes)
- darken, obscure
Dhùin ceò bhliadhna air a dhèarrsa.- The mist of the years has shrouded his splendour.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dùin m
- inflection of dùn:
- genitive singular
- nominative plural
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| dùin |
dhùin
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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