dúiseacht

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dúsacht, dúisecht.

Pronunciation

Noun

dúiseacht f (genitive singular dúiseachta)

  1. verbal noun of dúisigh
  2. state of being awake, aroused
    Tá mé i mo dhúiseacht.
    I am awake.
    Bhain sí dúiseacht as.
    She woke him up.
    An dtig leat an leanbh a dhúiseacht?
    Can you waken the child?
    Phreab mé i mo dhúiseacht.
    I awakened with a bound.
    Chuir Aindrias a iníon ina dúiseacht.
    Aindrias wakened his daughter.

Declension

Declension of dúiseacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative dúiseacht
vocative a dhúiseacht
genitive dúiseachta
dative dúiseacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an dúiseacht
genitive na dúiseachta
dative leis an dúiseacht
don dúiseacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúiseacht
radical lenition eclipsis
dúiseacht dhúiseacht ndúiseacht

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

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