deirtear
Irish
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdeirtear
- autonomous present indicative/subjunctive/imperative of abair
Usage notes
editLike all d-initial forms of abair, this term is immune to lenition and does not undergo eclipsis after the interrogative particle an.
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| deirtear | dheirtear | ndeirtear |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 78
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98
