dúiseacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dúsacht, dúisecht.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːʃəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːʃa(h)t̪ˠ/
Noun
dúiseacht f (genitive singular dúiseachta)
- verbal noun of dúisigh
- state of being awake, aroused
- Tá mé i mo dhúiseacht.
- I am awake.
- Bhain sí dúiseacht as.
- She woke him up.
- An dtig leat an leanbh a dhúiseacht?
- Can you waken the child?
- Phreab mé i mo dhúiseacht.
- I awakened with a bound.
- Chuir Aindrias a iníon ina dúiseacht.
- Aindrias wakened his daughter.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dúiseacht | dhúiseacht | ndúiseacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “dúiseaċt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.