doimhneacht
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom domhain, doimhne (“deep”, adjective) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠiːnʲəxt̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠevʲnʲəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠevʲnʲaxt̪ˠ/
Noun
editdoimhneacht f (genitive singular doimhneachta, nominative plural doimhneachtaí)
- depth
- Synonyms: doimhne, doimhneas
- Antonym: éadoimhneacht
Declension
editDeclension of doimhneacht
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- meándoimhneacht f (“average depth”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
doimhneacht | dhoimhneacht | ndoimhneacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “doimhneacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doimnecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “doimhneacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “doimhneacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “doimhneacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024