dúnad

Old Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

dúnad n or m

1. encampment, fort, residence (of chief, etc.)
2. encamping army, host

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dúnad	dúnadL	dúnaidL
Vocative	dúnaid	dúnadL	dúnaduH
Accusative	dúnadN	dúnadL	dúnaduH
Genitive	dúnaidL	dúnad	dúnadN
Dative	dúnudL	dúnadaib	dúnadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

• (fort): dún

Derived terms

• dúnadach
• dúnattae

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dúnad m

1. verbal noun of dúnaid
2. closing, shutting
3. (poetry) ending a poem with the word with which it begins
4. end, completion
5. (medicine) stoppage, obstruction, congestion

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dúnad	dúnadL	dúntae
Vocative	dúnad	dúnadL	dúntu
Accusative	dúnadN	dúnadL	dúntu
Genitive	dúntoH, dúntaH	dúnto, dúnta	dúntaeN
Dative	dúnadL	dúntaib	dúntaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: dúnadh
• Manx: dooney
• Scottish Gaelic: dùnadh

Mutation

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