dúildetu

Old Irish

Etymology

From *dúilde +‎ -tu, from dúil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːlʲdʲedu/

Noun

dúildetu m (genitive dúildetad)

1. essence, nature

Inflection

Masculine t-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dúildetu	—	—
Vocative	dúildetu	—	—
Accusative	duildetaidN, duiltetaidL	—	—
Genitive	dúildetad	—	—
Dative	duildetaidL, duiltetaidL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
dúildetu	dúildetu pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndúildetu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dúildetu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language