damhsa
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Either borrowed from Middle English daunsen or directly from Anglo-Norman dancer, dauncer (“to dance”), of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
damhsa m (genitive singular damhsa, nominative plural damhsaí)
Declension edit
Declension of damhsa
- Alternative plural form: damhsaíocha (Cois Fharraige)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- damhsaigh
- damhsóir
- gúna damhsa (“ball gown”)
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- damh-sa (superseded)
Pronoun edit
damhsa
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
damhsa | dhamhsa | ndamhsa |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “damsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “daṁsa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 223
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “damhsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN