dat-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dat"

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dad/

Prefix

dat- (class B & C infixed pronoun, triggers lenition)

1. alternative form of dot- (“thee, you (singular object pronoun)”)

See also

Old Irish affixed pronouns

See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used. Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.
person	infixed			suffixed
	class A	class B	class C
1 sg	m-L	dom-L, dam-L		-um
2 sg	t-L	dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L		-ut
3 sg m	a-N, e-N	d-N	id-N, did-N, d-N	-i, -it
3 sg f	s-(N)	da-		-us
3 sg n	a-L, e-L	d-L	id-L, did-L, d-L	-i, -it
1 pl	n-	don-, dun-, dan-		-unn
2 pl	b-	dob-, dub-, dab-		-uib
3 pl	s-(N)	da-		-us

^L means this form triggers lenition.
^N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis)
^(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• dad-

Etymology

See dad-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Prefix

dat-

1. undo, un-, dis-

   ‎dat- + ‎plygu (“to fold”) → ‎datblygu (“to unfold, to develop”)

   ‎dat- + ‎cuddio (“to hide”) → ‎datguddio (“to reveal”)

   ‎dat- + ‎drysu (“to entangle, to confuse”) → ‎datrys (“to disentangle, to solve”)

2. re-

   ‎dat- + ‎canu (“to sign”) → ‎datgan (“to announce, to declare”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms prefixed with dat-

datgan

datgelu

datglymu

datguddio

datgymalu

datgysylltu

datgywasgu

datod

datrys

datblygu

Mutation

Mutated forms of dat-

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dat-	ddat-	nat-	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dat-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies