# Tuatha Dé Danann

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/

## Definitions
1. 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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