Domhnach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish domnach, ultimately a partial loan of Late Latin [diēs] Dominicus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠəun̪ˠəx/, /ˈd̪ˠoːn̪ˠəx/
- (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠə̃ũn̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːna(x)/[1]
Noun
editDomhnach m (genitive singular Domhnaigh, nominative plural Domhnaí)
Declension
editDeclension of Domhnach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plural: Domhantaí
Derived terms
edit- Dé Domhnaigh (“on Sunday”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Domhnach | Dhomhnach | nDomhnach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
edit- (days of the week) Domhnach, Luan, Máirt, Céadaoin, Déardaoin, Aoine, Satharn (Category: ga:Days of the week) [edit]
References
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Domhnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “domnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language