Dòmhnall
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish Domnall. Cognates include Irish Dónall.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDòmhnall m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Donald
Declension
editDeclension of Dòmhnall (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | Dòmhnall | Dòmhnaill |
Genitive | Dòmhnaill | Dhòmhnall |
Dative | Dòmhnall | Dòmhnaill; Dòmhnallaibh✝ |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (an) Dòmhnall | (na) Dòmhnaill |
Genitive | (an) Dòmhnaill | (nan) Dòmhnall |
Dative | (an) Dòmhnall | (na) Dòmhnaill; Dòmhnallaibh✝ |
Vocative | (a) Dhòmhnaill | (a) Dhòmhnalla |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
Derived terms
edit- (diminutive) Dòmhnallan, Donaidh, Dolaidh, Doilidh
Descendants
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
Dòmhnall | Dhòmhnall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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