Derdriu

Old Irish

Etymology

From derdrethar (“rages, resounds”), from dord (“to buzz, drone”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲerʲðʲrʲu]

Proper noun

Derdriu f (genitive Derdrenn)

  1. a female given name, most famously borne by a tragic heroine of the Ulster Cycle.

Inflection

Feminine n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Derdriu — —
vocative Derdriu — —
accusative DerdrinnN — —
genitive Derdrenn — —
dative DerdrinnL, DerdriuL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Deirdre
  • Scottish Gaelic: Deirdre

Mutation

Mutation of Derdriu
radical lenition nasalization
Derdriu Derdriu
pronounced with /ðʲ-/		 nDerdriu

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

References

  1. ^ Stüber, K. (1998). The Historical Morphology of N-stems in Celtic. Ireland: Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, p. 103

Further reading

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