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da-
da-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"
Navajo
Prefix
da-
- Distributive plural marker, indicating three or more. It may pluralize subjects, objects, or events.
- bidziil — he is / they two are strong
- dabidziil — they (three or more) are strong
Ojibwe
Prefix
da-
- (verb prefix) third-person simple future tense
- wiisiniwag — they eat
- da-wiisiniwag — they will eat
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da/
Prefix
da- (class B & C infixed pronoun)
See also
Old Irish affixed pronouns
See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.
Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.
| Person | Infixed | Suffixed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | Class B | Class C | ||
| 1 sing. | m-L | dom-L, dam-L | -um | |
| 2 sing. | t-L | dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L | -ut | |
| 3 sing. m. | a-N | d-N | id-N, did-N, d-N | -i, -it |
| 3 sing. f. | s-(N) | da- | -us | |
| 3 sing. n. | a-L | d-L | id-L, did-L, d-L | -i, -it |
| 1 pl. | n- | don-, dun-, dan- | -unn | |
| 2 pl. | b- | dob-, dub-, dab- | -uib | |
| 3 pl. | s-(N) | da- | -us | |
| L means this form triggers lenition. N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis) (N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others. | ||||
Derived terms
Category Old Irish words prefixed with da- not found