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domhan

See also: Domhan

Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish domun (“the world”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, nominative plural domhain)

  1. earth, world
    an domhan thoir ― the East
    an domhan thiar ― the West, the Western world
  2. a vast amount, number, quantity
    an domhan acu ― a vast number of them
  3. (literary) domain
    mo dhomhan dúchais ― my native domain

Declension edit

Declension of domhan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative domhan domhain
Vocative a dhomhain a dhomhana
Genitive domhain domhan
Dative domhan domhain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an domhan na domhain
Genitive an domhain na ndomhan
Dative leis an domhan

don domhan

leis na domhain

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
domhan dhomhan ndomhan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 domun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 128, page 68
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 62
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18

Further reading edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish domun (“the world”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)

  1. the world, the universe

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
domhan dhomhan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 domun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “domhan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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