dartaid

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Old Irish

Etymology

From the same root as dairt (“heifer”) and Middle Irish dairid (“to bull”), namely Proto-Celtic *daryeti (“to bull”). Contains the agent suffix -id.

Pronunciation

Noun

dartaid m (genitive dartada, nominative plural dartaidi)

  1. calf (young cow or bull)
    Synonym: lóeg

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative dartaid dartaidL dartaidiH
vocative dartaid dartaidL dartaidiH
accusative dartaidN dartaidL dartaidiH
genitive dartadoH, dartadaH dartadoH, dartadaH dartaideN
dative dartaidL dartaidib dartaidib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of dartaid
radical lenition nasalization
dartaid dartaid
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndartaid

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

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