túath

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: tuath

Old Irish

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

túath f (genitive túaithe, nominative plural túatha)

  1. tribe
  2. laity
  3. people
  4. tribal territory
Declension
[edit]
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative túathL túaithL túathaH
Vocative túathL túaithL túathaH
Accusative túaithN túaithL túathaH
Genitive túaitheH túathL túathN
Dative túaithL túathaib túathaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
[edit]
  • Irish: tuath
  • Manx: theay
  • Scottish Gaelic: tuath

Further reading

[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *toustos (left).

Noun

[edit]

túath m

  1. north
  2. left
Descendants
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Mutation

[edit]
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.