duibheagán

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪ.vʲə.ɡaːn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

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Noun

duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin, nominative plural duibheagáin)

1. abyss; deep chasm, depth(s); deep
2. profundity, abstruseness

Declension

Declension of duibheagán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative duibheagán duibheagáin Vocative a dhuibheagáin a dhuibheagána Genitive duibheagáin duibheagán Dative duibheagán duibheagáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an duibheagán na duibheagáin Genitive an duibheagáin na nduibheagán Dative leis an duibheagán don duibheagán leis na duibheagáin

Synonyms

• (chasm): anscoilt, gáibéal

Derived terms

• duibheagánach, duibheagánta (“deep, abysmal; profound, abstruse; hard to fathom”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin)

1. Alternative form of dúchan (“blackening, darkening”)
2. (weather) patch of black clouds, overcast sky

Declension

Declension of duibheagán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative duibheagán Vocative a dhuibheagáin Genitive duibheagáin Dative duibheagán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an duibheagán Genitive an duibheagáin Dative leis an duibheagán don duibheagán

Derived terms

• duibheagánach (“overcast, gloomy”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
duibheagán	dhuibheagán	nduibheagán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duibheagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “duibheagán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “duibheagán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.