Dónall

Irish

Alternative forms

• Domhnall

Etymology

From Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːnˠəl̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːnˠəl̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠõːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Dónall m (genitive Dónaill)

1. a male given name from Proto-Celtic, equivalent to English Donald, sometimes Anglicized as Daniel

Declension

Declension of Dónall

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Dónall Vocative a Dhónaill Genitive Dónaill Dative Dónall

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Dónall Genitive an Dónaill Dative leis an Dónall don Dónall

Derived terms

• Dónall na gealaí (“man in the moon”)
• Ó Dónaill

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Dónall	Dhónall	nDónall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.