drúcht
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾuːxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲuːxt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the alternative form driúchta)[1]
Noun edit
drúcht m (genitive singular drúchta)
- dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.)
Declension edit
Declension of drúcht
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
drúcht | dhrúcht | ndrúcht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 20
Further reading edit
- “drúcht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “drúcht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “drúċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 264
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 72
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drúcht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Old English dropa, Old Norse dropi (“a drop”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
drúcht m (genitive drúchta)
- dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.)
Declension edit
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | drúcht | drúchtL | drúchtaeH |
Vocative | drúcht | drúchtL | drúchtu |
Accusative | drúchtN | drúchtL | drúchtu |
Genitive | drúchtoH, drúchtaH | drúchtoL, drúchtaL | drúchtaeN |
Dative | drúchtL | drúchtaib | drúchtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
drúcht | drúcht pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndrúcht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “drúcht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language