Contionary:duıttr
Middle Annerish
Etymology
From Old Annerish dúachtır, a conflation of Germanic *duhtēr ("daughter") and *þeuhtēr ("descendant").
Pronunciation
(Annerish) IPA: /ˈdˠutʲr̩ʲ/ [ˈd̥ɯ̯ɪˑʰt͡ʃɪ̆ɹ]
- broad ending: /ˈdˠutˠr̩ˠ/ [ˈd̥uʍtʰʊ̆ɾ]
| Ⅱ ꜰᴇᴍ. | ɴᴏᴍ. | ɢᴇɴ. | ᴅᴀᴛ. | ᴠᴏᴄ. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sɢ. | duıttr(ɴ) | duttra(e)ʜ | duıttrʟ | duttrʟ |
| ᴘʟ. | duıttrʟ | duıttrɴ | duttraıb | duıttrʟ |
| ᴄᴏʟ. | duttra(e)ʜ | duttr(a)ʟ | duttra(e)ʟ |
Noun
duıttr (runic:ᚿᚢᛁᛐᛧ)
- (in trad. law) An heiress, inheritor.
- (more br.ly) A successor.
ɴ.ʙ.
Annerish society was matrilineal and matrifocal, hence there is no term for a male heir.
According to the Bésgnae Béırle this noun belongs to the second declension despite its irregularities;
Bernthaler (1907) groups this along with several other such nouns into a declension she descibes as "Überrestliche rhotische Deklination."