dùth
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From an earlier root dù, from Old Irish dú. Stokes originally suggested that the early root was borrowed from Old French dû (> French dû, English due), but MacBain notes a connection between the earlier root, dual (“hereditary right”), and dùthaich (“a country, district”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪uː/
Adjective
dùth (comparative dùtha)
- natural, hereditary
- proper, fitting, suitable
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
dùth | dhùth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN