Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From an- (in-, un-, not; bad, unnatural) +‎ duine (person).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anduine m (genitive singular anduine, nominative plural andaoine)

  1. inhuman, wicked person
    Synonyms: do-dhuine, rógaire

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anduine n-anduine handuine t-anduine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

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