dénum

See also: denum

Old Irish

Etymology

From dí- +‎ gním.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲeːnuβ̃]

Noun

dénum m

1. verbal noun of do·gní
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 144^d3

     Nach torbatu coitchenn ro·boí indib fri dénum n-uilc, at·rubalt tar hǽsi á pectha.

     Any common advantage that had been in them for doing evil, it has perished for their sin.

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dénum	dénumL	dénmae
Vocative	dénum	dénumL	dénmu
Accusative	dénumN	dénumL	dénmu
Genitive	dénmoH, dénmaH	dénmo, dénma	dénmaeN
Dative	dénumL	dénmaib	dénmaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• mídénum

Descendants

• Irish: déanamh
• Manx: jannoo
• Scottish Gaelic: dèanamh

Mutation

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