ditnid
Middle Irish
editEtymology
editFrom díten, from Old Irish dítiu, verbal noun of do·eim.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editditnid
- to protect
- Synonym: imm·dích
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- Bui cu oca, no·ditned in cu Lagniu uile.
- He had a dog; the dog protected all Leinster
Inflection
edit- Third-person singular imperfect indicative: ·ditned
Mutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ditnid | ditnid pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nditnid |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |