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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dath m (genitive singular datha, nominative plural dathanna or datha)
- colour, pigment
- tint
- dye
Declension
With strong plural:
With weak plural:
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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dath
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dhath
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ndath
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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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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 188, page 83
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 175, page 67
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “daṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 225
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dath” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dath” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
Noun
dāth m
- death
Inflection
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
dath n
- colour
- dye
Inflection
Neuter u-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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dathN
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dathL
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dathL, datha
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Vocative
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dathN
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dathL
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dath
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Accusative
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dathN
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dathL
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dath
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Genitive
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dathoH, dathaH
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dathoN, dathaN
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dathN
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Dative
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dathL
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dathaib
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dathaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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dath
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dath pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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ndath
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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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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dath m (genitive singular datha, plural dathan)
- colour, pigment
Amhairc an dath bàn-dhearg nam bilean.- Behold the pink color of the lips.
Derived terms
See also
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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dath |
dhath
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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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