domun

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”) (compare Welsh dwfn (“deep, depth; the world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep, hollow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoṽun/

Noun

domun m

1. the world, the Earth
2. country, native district, (of ruler) realm

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	domun	domunL	domuinL
Vocative	domuin	domunL	domnuH
Accusative	domunN	domunL	domnuH
Genitive	domuinL	domun	domunN
Dative	domunL	domnaib	domnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: domhan
• Manx: dowan
• Scottish Gaelic: domhan

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
domun	domun pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndomun
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.