túaid

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *towto- (“north, left”)[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

túaid

  1. north, in the north

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: thuaidh
  • Manx: twoaie
  • Scottish Gaelic: tuath

Mutation

Mutation of túaid
radical lenition nasalization
túaid thúaid túaid
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

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

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1079-1080”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1079-1080

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