oítiu

Old Irish

Etymology

A derivative of the same root as óc (“young”). From Proto-Celtic *yuwantūts, an exact parallel formation to Latin iuventūs (“youth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oi̯.tʲu/

Noun

oítiu m

1. youth
2. adolescence

Inflection

Masculine d-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	oítiu	—	—
vocative	oítiu	—	—
accusative	oítidN	—	—
genitive	oíted	—	—
dative	oítidL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• óc
• óice

Mutation

Mutation of oítiu

radical	lenition	nasalization
oítiu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-oítiu

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oítiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language