domhan

See also: Domhan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊ.ən̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoː.ən̪ˠ/
• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠə̃ũn̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /doːn/, /ˈdãʊ̃wən/

Noun

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, nominative plural domhain)

1. earth, world

   an domhan thoir ― the East

   an domhan thiar ― the West, the Western world

2. a vast amount, number, quantity

   an domhan acu ― a vast number of them

3. (literary) domain

   mo dhomhan dúchais

   my native domain

Declension

Declension of domhan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative domhan domhain Vocative a dhomhain a dhomhana Genitive domhain domhan Dative domhan domhain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an domhan na domhain Genitive an domhain na ndomhan Dative leis an domhan don domhan leis na domhain

Synonyms

• (world): saol

Derived terms

• ar domhan
• Corn an Domhain
• den domhan
• domhanda
• domhanfhad
• domhanleithead
• domhantarraingt
• pé ar domhan é

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
domhan	dhomhan	ndomhan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “doṁan” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 255.
• "domhan" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 domun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• domhainn
• dothan

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”).

Noun

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)

1. the world, the universe

Synonyms

• cruinne-cè
• saoghal

Derived terms

• domhan-fhad (“longitude”)
• domhan-leud (“latitude”)
• domhan-loidhne (“meridian”)
• domhanta (“global”, adjective)

 

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “domhan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 domun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language