Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish damán allaid (literally the fierce little stag).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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damhán alla m (genitive singular damháin alla, nominative plural damháin alla)

  1. spider

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
damhán alla dhamhán alla ndamhán alla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 196, page 75

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