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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
dúin m
- inflection of dún (“fortress”):
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Verb
dúin (present analytic dúineann, future analytic dúinfidh, verbal noun dúnadh, past participle dúnta)
- Cois Fharraige form of dún (“to close, shut”)
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| indicative
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present
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dúinim
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dúineann tú;
dúinir†
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dúineann sé, sí
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dúinimid
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dúineann sibh
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dúineann siad;
dúinid†
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a dhúineann; a dhúineas /
a ndúineann*; a ndúineas*
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dúintear
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| past
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dhúin mé; dhúineas
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dhúin tú; dhúinis
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dhúin sé, sí
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dhúineamar; dhúin muid
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dhúin sibh; dhúineabhair
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dhúin siad; dhúineadar
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a dhúin /
ar dhúin*
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dúineadh
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| past habitual
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dhúininn / ndúininn‡‡
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dhúinteá / ndúinteᇇ
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dhúineadh sé, sí / ndúineadh sé, s퇇
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dhúinimis; dhúineadh muid / ndúinimis‡‡; ndúineadh muid‡‡
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dhúineadh sibh / ndúineadh sibh‡‡
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dhúinidís; dhúineadh siad / ndúinidís‡‡; ndúineadh siad‡‡
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a dhúineadh /
a ndúineadh*
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dhúintí / ndúint퇇
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| future
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dúinfidh mé;
dúinfead
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dúinfidh tú;
dúinfir†
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dúinfidh sé, sí
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dúinfimid;
dúinfidh muid
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dúinfidh sibh
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dúinfidh siad;
dúinfid†
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a dhúinfidh; a dhúinfeas /
a ndúinfidh*; a ndúinfeas*
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dúinfear
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| conditional
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dhúinfinn / ndúinfinn‡‡
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dhúinfeá / ndúinfeᇇ
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dhúinfeadh sé, sí / ndúinfeadh sé, s퇇
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dhúinfimis; dhúinfeadh muid / ndúinfimis‡‡; ndúinfeadh muid‡‡
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dhúinfeadh sibh / ndúinfeadh sibh‡‡
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dhúinfidís; dhúinfeadh siad / ndúinfidís‡‡; ndúinfeadh siad‡‡
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a dhúinfeadh /
a ndúinfeadh*
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dhúinfí / ndúinf퇇
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| subjunctive
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present
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go ndúine mé;
go ndúinead†
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go ndúine tú;
go ndúinir†
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go ndúine sé, sí
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go ndúinimid;
go ndúine muid
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go ndúine sibh
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go ndúine siad;
go ndúinid†
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—
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go ndúintear
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| past
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dá ndúininn
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dá ndúinteá
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dá ndúineadh sé, sí
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dá ndúinimis;
dá ndúineadh muid
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dá ndúineadh sibh
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dá ndúinidís;
dá ndúineadh siad
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—
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dá ndúintí
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| imperative
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dúinim
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dúin
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dúineadh sé, sí
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dúinimis
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dúinigí;
dúinidh†
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dúinidís
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—
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dúintear
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| verbal noun
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dúnadh
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| past participle
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dúnta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| dúin
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dhúin
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ndúin
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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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Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
dúin
- inflection of dún:
- genitive singular (as o-stem)
- dative singular (as s-stem)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| dúin
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dúin
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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ndúin
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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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