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túath

túath

See also: tuath and Tuath

Old Irish

Noun

túath f ‎(genitive túaithe, nominative plural túatha)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	túath^L	túaith^L	túatha
Vocative	túath^L	túaith^L	túatha
Accusative	túaith^N	túaith^L	túatha
Genitive	túaithe	túath^L	túath^N
Dative	túaith^L	túathaib	túathaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: tuath
Scottish Gaelic: tuath

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *tousto- ‎(“left”).

Noun

túath m

north
left

Descendants

Irish: thuaidh, tuath-
Scottish Gaelic: Tuath

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
túath	thúath	túath pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“túath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“túath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.