Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós (deep). Compare Middle Welsh dwfyr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dobur m (genitive dobuir)

  1. (rare) water, river

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dobur
Vocative dobuir
Accusative doburN
Genitive dobuirL
Dative doburL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: dobhar
  • Middle Irish: dobrán

Mutation

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Mutation of dobur
radical lenition nasalization
dobur dobur
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndobur

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  NODES
Note 2