duilne

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dolinyā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”). Cognate with Welsh dail and Breton delienn, which are from a variant Proto-Celtic form, and more distantly with Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “to bloom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ul̠ʲ.n̠ʲe/

Noun

duilne f

  1. leaf; (collective) foliage
  2. leaf (of a book)
  3. blade (of a spear)

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative duilneL duilniL duilni
vocative duilneL duilniL duilni
accusative duilniN duilniL duilni
genitive duilne duilneL duilneN
dative duilniL duilnib duilnib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: duille
    • Irish: duille
    • Manx: duilley
    • Scottish Gaelic: duille

Mutation

Mutation of duilne
radical lenition nasalization
duilne duilne
pronounced with /ð-/		 nduilne

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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