dùth

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From an earlier root dù, from Old Irish dú. Stokes originally suggested that the early root was borrowed from Old French dû (> French dû, English due), from devoir (“to owe”), but MacBain notes a connection between the earlier root, dual (“hereditary right”), and dùthaich (“a country, district”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪uː/

Adjective

dùth (comparative dùtha)

  1. natural, hereditary
  2. proper, fitting, suitable

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dùthdhùth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dùth”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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