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Old Irish
Etymology
Related to dún (“fortress”)
Verb
dúnaid
- to close, to shut
- Synonym: íadaid
- Antonym: as·oilgi
Inflection
Simple, class A I present, s preterite, f future
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dúnsit
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dúntar
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dúnad
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dúntae
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Descendants
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dúnaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dúnaid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN