duais
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuəʃ/
Noun
duais f (genitive singular duaise, nominative plural duaiseanna)
- a prize (honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; that which may be won by chance)
Declension
Declension of duais
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Alternative forms
- duadhais (obsolete)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
duais | dhuais | nduais |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish duass
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪uəʃ/
Noun
duais f (genitive singular duais, plural duaisean)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
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