túath

See also: tuath and Tuath

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Old IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tuːa̯θ/

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Celtic *towtā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

NounEdit

túath f ‎(genitive túaithe, nominative plural túatha)

1. tribe
2. laity
3. people
4. tribal territory

DeclensionEdit

Declension of túath

Feminine ā-stem noun
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	túathL	túaithL	túatha
Vocative	túathL	túaithL	túatha
Accusative	túaithN	túaithL
Genitive	túaithe	túathL	túathN
Dative	túaithL	túathaib
Forms marked L trigger lenition of a following adjective; forms marked N trigger nasalization.

DescendantsEdit

• Irish: tuath
• Scottish Gaelic: tuath

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Celtic *tousto- ‎(“left”).

NounEdit

túath m

1. north
2. left

DescendantsEdit

• Irish: thuaidh, tuath-
• Scottish Gaelic: Tuath

MutationEdit

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
túath	thúath	túath pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

• “túath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “túath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.