dooinney
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dooinney m (genitive singular dooinney, plural deiney)
Synonyms edit
- (man): fer
- (husband): dooinney poost, sheshey, sheshey poost
Derived terms edit
- ard-ghooinney (“chief, boss”)
- dooinneen (“pygmy, dwarf”)
- dooinney çheerey (“countryman”)
- dooinney dooie (“patriot”)
- dooinney poost (“husband”)
Mutation edit
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dooinney | ghooinney | nooinney |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “duine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language