dúna

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Irish

Noun

dúna

  1. inflection of dún:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/dative plural

Verb

dúna

  1. present subjunctive analytic of dún

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúna
radical lenition eclipsis
dúna dhúna ndúna

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

dúna

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of dún

Mutation

Mutation of dúna
radical lenition nasalization
dúna dúna
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndúna

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

Phalura

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

dúna (intransitive, Perso-Arabic spelling دُنہ)

  1. to think

Inflection

L:cons (Prs): dunáanu, (Pfv): dunílu, (Cv): duní, (Imp): dun

Alternative forms

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “dúna”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN