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Tuatha Dé Danann

/ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/

Tuatha Dé Danann 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.

Noun

Tuatha Dé Danann pl (plural only)

  1. (Irish, plural, plural-only) 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.

Origin of Tuatha Dé Danann

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

Questions about Tuatha Dé Danann

What does Tuatha Dé Danann mean?
Tuatha Dé Danann means 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.
What part of speech is Tuatha Dé Danann?
Tuatha Dé Danann is a noun.
How do you pronounce Tuatha Dé Danann?
Tuatha Dé Danann is pronounced /ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/.

Words near Tuatha Dé Danann in the dictionary

  1. tuataras
  2. tuatera
  3. tuateras
  4. tuath
  5. tuatha
  6. Tuatha Dé Danann
  7. tuaths
  8. tuatua
  9. tuatuas
  10. Tuazon
  11. Tuazons

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