dúthracht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúthracht, from Old Irish dúthracht, verbal noun of do·futhracair.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːhɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

dúthracht f (genitive singular dúthrachta)

1. devotion, diligence, fervour; earnestness, diligence, zeal
2. goodwill; goodwill offering, favour

Declension

Declension of dúthracht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative dúthracht Vocative a dhúthracht Genitive dúthrachta Dative dúthracht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an dúthracht Genitive na dúthrachta Dative leis an dúthracht don dúthracht

Derived terms

• dúthrachtach (“devoted, fervent”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dúthracht	dhúthracht	ndúthracht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúthracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dúṫraċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 271
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dúthracht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dúthracht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːθrəxt/, [ˈduːθraxt]

Noun

dúthracht f (genitive dúthrachtan, nominative plural dúthrachta)

1. verbal noun of do·futhracair (“to desire”)
2. devotion

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dúthrachtL	dúthrachtL	dúthrachtaH
Vocative	dúthrachtL	dúthrachtL	dúthrachtaH
Accusative	dúthrachtN	dúthrachtL	dúthrachtaH
Genitive	*dúthrachtaeH, dúthrachtan	dúthrachtL	dúthrachtN
Dative	dúthrachtL	dúthrachtaib	dúthrachtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: dúthracht

Mutation

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

Further reading

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