See also: duirt

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish dubart, from Old Irish as·rubart, perfect of as·beir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dúirt

  1. analytic past indicative of abair (say)

Usage notes

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Like many irregular verbs, this past-tense form takes the preverbal particles normally associated with non-past tenses (, an, go, etc., rather than níor, ar, gur).

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dúirt not applicable ndúirt
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 78