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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Donnchad, from donn (“brown”) and cath (“battle”). Compare Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Donncha m (genitive Donncha)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Duncan
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| Donncha
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Dhonncha
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nDonncha
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Donncha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Donncha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Donncha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024