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Irish
Noun
dúna
- inflection of dún:
- genitive singular
- nominative/vocative/dative plural
Verb
dúna
- present subjunctive analytic of dún
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| dúna
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dhúna
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ndúna
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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
dúna
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural of dún
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| dúna
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dúna
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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ndúna
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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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Phalura
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
dúna (intransitive, Perso-Arabic spelling دُنہ)
- to think
Inflection
L:cons (Prs): dunáanu, (Pfv): dunílu, (Cv): duní, (Imp): dun
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “dúna”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN