déis
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *damstis, from Proto-Indo-European *dṃ-sth₂-is (literally “house-staying”), from *dṓm (“home, house”).[1]
Noun
editdéis f (genitive désa, nominative plural déisi)
Inflection
editFeminine i-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | déis | déisL | déisiH |
Vocative | déis | déisL | déisiH |
Accusative | déisN | déisL | déisiH |
Genitive | désoH, désaH | désoH, désaH | déiseN |
Dative | déisL | déisib | déisib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
déis | déis pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndéis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “déis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language