daon

See also: daon- and dáꞌo̱n

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dóen.

Noun

daon m (genitive singular daoin)

1. (literary) human being

Declension

Declension of daon

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative daon Vocative a dhaoin Genitive daoin Dative daon

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an daon Genitive an daoin Dative leis an daon don daon

Related terms

• daoine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
daon	dhaon	ndaon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN