dairt

Old Irish

Etymology

From the same root as dartaid (“calf”) and Middle Irish dairid (“to bull”), namely Proto-Celtic *daryeti (“to bull”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dar͈ʲtʲ]

Noun

dairt f (genitive darta, nominative plural dairti)

  1. a heifer approximately one year old or younger

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative dairt dairtL dairtiH
vocative dairt dairtL dairtiH
accusative dairtN dairtL dairtiH
genitive dartoH, dartaH dartoH, dartaH dairteN
dative dairtL dairtib dairtib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of dairt
radical lenition nasalization
dairt dairt
pronounced with /ð-/		 ndairt

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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