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dúnad

dúnad

Old Irish

Noun

dúnad n, m

encampment, fort, residence (of chief, etc.)
encamping army, host

Inflection

Neuter o-stem, masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

(fort): dún

Derived terms

dúnadach
dúnattae

Etymology 2

Noun

dúnad m

verbal noun of dúnaid
closing, shutting
(poetry) ending a poem with the word with which it begins
end, completion
(medicine) stoppage, obstruction, congestion

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: dúnadh
Manx: dooney
Scottish Gaelic: dùnadh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
dúnad	dúnad pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndúnad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.