Dónall

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Irish

Alternative forms

Domhnall

Etymology

From Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːnˠəl̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːnˠəl̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠõːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Dónall m (genitive Dónaill)

a male given name from Proto-Celtic, equivalent to English Donald, sometimes Anglicized as Daniel

Declension

Declension of Dónall

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dónall
Vocative	a Dhónaill
Genitive	Dónaill
Dative	Dónall

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Dónall
Genitive	an Dónaill
Dative	leis an Dónall don Dónall

Derived terms

Dónall na gealaí (“man in the moon”)
Ó Dónaill

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Dónall	Dhónall	nDónall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79

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