doimhneacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• doimhneachd (obsolete)

Etymology

From domhain, doimhne (“deep”, adjective) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠiːnʲəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠevʲnʲəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠevʲnʲaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

doimhneacht f (genitive singular doimhneachta, nominative plural doimhneachtaí)

1. depth

   Synonyms: doimhne, doimhneas

   Antonym: éadoimhneacht

Declension

Declension of doimhneacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative doimhneacht doimhneachtaí Vocative a dhoimhneacht a dhoimhneachtaí Genitive doimhneachta doimhneachtaí Dative doimhneacht doimhneachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an doimhneacht na doimhneachtaí Genitive na doimhneachta na ndoimhneachtaí Dative leis an doimhneacht don doimhneacht leis na doimhneachtaí

Derived terms

• meándoimhneacht f (“average depth”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
doimhneacht	dhoimhneacht	ndoimhneacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “doimhneacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doimnecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “doimhneacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “doimhneacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “doimhneacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.