Middle Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

deórad (exile, outlaw, stranger) +‎ -acht

Pronunciation edit

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːo̯rəðʲəxt/, /ˈdʲeːo̯rəðʲaxt/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈdʲe̯oːrəɣʲəxt/, /ˈdʲe̯oːrəɣʲaxt/

Noun edit

deóraidecht f

  1. exile, absence from home, wandering abroad

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: deoraíocht
  • Manx: joarreeaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: deòraidheachd

Mutation edit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
deóraidecht deóraidecht
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ndeóraidecht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit