oítiu

Old Irish

Etymology

A derivative of the same root as óc (“young”). From Proto-Celtic *yowantūts, an exact parallel formation to Latin iuventūs (“youth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oi̯.tʲu/

Noun

oítiu m

1. youth
2. adolescence

Inflection

Masculine d-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	oítiu	—	—
Vocative	oítiu	—	—
Accusative	oítidN	—	—
Genitive	oíted	—	—
Dative	oítidL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• óc
• óice

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
oítiu	unchanged	n-oítiu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oítiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language