deirtear
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
deirtear
- autonomous present indicative/subjunctive/imperative of abair
Usage notes[edit]
Like all d-initial forms of abair, this term is immune to lenition and does not undergo eclipsis after the interrogative particle an.
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deirtear | dheirtear | ndeirtear |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 78
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98