Domhnach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish domnach (“Sunday”), ultimately a partial loan of Latin (diēs) Dominica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠəun̪ˠəx/, /ˈd̪ˠoːn̪ˠəx/
• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠə̃ũn̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːna(x)/

Noun

Domhnach m (genitive singular Domhnaigh, nominative plural Domhnaí)

1. Sunday (day)

Declension

Declension of Domhnach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Domhnach Domhnaí Vocative a Dhomhnaigh a Dhomhnaí Genitive Domhnaigh Domhnaí Dative Domhnach Domhnaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Domhnach na Domhnaí Genitive an Domhnaigh na nDomhnaí Dative leis an Domhnach don Domhnach leis na Domhnaí

• Alternative plural: Domhantaí

Derived terms

• Dé Domhnaigh (“on Sunday”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Domhnach	Dhomhnach	nDomhnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (days of the week) Domhnach,‎ Luan,‎ Máirt,‎ Céadaoin,‎ Déardaoin,‎ Aoine,‎ Satharn ^{(Category: ga:Days of the week) [edit]}

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Domhnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “domnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language