duais
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuəʃ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish dúas (“gift, reward”).
Noun
duais f (genitive singular duaise, nominative plural duaiseanna)
- a prize (honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; that which may be won by chance)
Declension
Declension of duais
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- duadhais (obsolete)
Verb
duais
- (parts of Munster) second-person singular past indicative of ith
Usage notes
The standard form is d’ith tú or d’ithis.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| duais | dhuais | nduais |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “duais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese
Adjective
duais
- plural of dual
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dúas (“gift, reward”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪uəʃ/
Noun
duais f (genitive singular duais, plural duaisean)
- reward, prize
- wages, fees, pay
- a' toirt duais seachad, giving wages
- duais an uilc, the wages of sin
- bribe
- gains
- premium, present
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “duais”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)