dúirt

See also: duirt

Irish

Alternative forms

• adubhairt, dubhairt (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːɾʲtʲ/

Verb

dúirt

1. analytic 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.