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tuatha dé danann

/ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
tuatha de -danann
IPA
/ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn tradition, thought to represent the gods of the Goidelic Irish. Their Christian redactors have reduced them to historical kings and heroes.

Etymology

From Irish Tuatha Dé Danann (literally “peoples of the goddess Danu”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce tuatha dé danann?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/.
What does tuatha dé danann mean?
The fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn tradition, thought to represent the gods of the Goidelic Irish. Their Christian redactors have reduced them to historical kings and heroes.
Where does tuatha dé danann come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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