dúirt

See also: duirt

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish dubart, from Old Irish as·rubart, perfect of as·beir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠuːɾʲtʲ/[1]

Verb

dúirt

  1. analy past indicative of abair (“say”)

Usage notes

Like many irregular verbs, this past-tense form takes the preverbal particles normally associated with non-past tenses (ní, an, go, etc., rather than níor, ar, gur).

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dúirt not applicable ndúirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 78
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