domhainn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish domain (“deep”), from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“deep, world”) (compare Irish domhain).

Adjective

domhainn (comparative doimhne)

1. deep; profound
2. double-minded
3. hollow

Derived terms

• doimhneachd
• eu-domhainn

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
domhainn	dhomhainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “domhainn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN