nead

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Irish

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nead

Etymology

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From Old Irish net,[1] from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nead f (genitive singular neide, nominative plural neadacha or neadracha or neada) or
nead m (genitive singular nid, nominative plural nid)

  1. nest
  2. bed, lair; snug abode, home; den (room of a house)
  3. close group, gang

Declension

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As feminine noun with strong plural:

As feminine noun with weak plural:

As masculine noun:

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “net”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 25, page 15
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 250, page 90

Further reading

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Old English

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Noun

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nēad f

  1. Alternative form of nīed

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish net, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nead m (genitive singular nid, plural nid)

  1. nest

Derived terms

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