drúis
See also: drùis
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Irish drúis, from Old Irish drús (“hot-lust, desire”), from drúth (“wanton, unchaste”).
Noun edit
drúis f (genitive singular drúise)
- lust
- 2010 October 25, “Na Cloigne”, in TG4[1]:
- Dúnmharú, drúis, éad agus fórsaí dorcha osnádúrtha sa scannán ‘Na Cloigne’ ar 'Lá na Marbh'.
- Murder, lust, jealousy and dark supernatural forces are all to be found in the film 'Na Cloigne' on All Soul's Day.
Declension edit
Declension of drúis
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
drúis m
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
drúis | dhrúis | ndrúis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 66
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
Originally the dative/accusative of Old Irish drús.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
drúis f (genitive drúise, no plural)
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
drúis | drúis pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ndrúis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |