daingean

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See also: Daingean and daingeann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish daingen (“firm; fortress”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

daingean (genitive singular masculine daingin, genitive singular feminine daingne, plural daingne, comparative daingne)

  1. fortified, solid; strong, secure
  2. fixed, fast; firm
  3. steadfast, absolute, constant; firm of purpose
  4. intense

Declension

Declension of daingean
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative daingean dhaingean ddaingne;
dhdaingne2
vocative dhdaingin ddaingne
genitive ddaingne ddaingne daingean
dative daingean;
dhaingean1 		dhaingean;
dhdaingin (archaic) 		ddaingne;
dhdaingne2
Comparative níos ddaingne
Superlative is ddaingne

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

daingean m (genitive singular daingin, nominative plural daingin)

  1. stronghold, fortress, secure base
  2. security
  3. donjon
  4. keep (of castle)

Declension

Declension of daingean (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative daingean daingin
vocative a dhaingin a dhaingeana
genitive daingin daingean
dative daingean daingin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an daingean na daingin
genitive an daingin na ndaingean
dative leis an daingean
don daingean 		leis na daingin

Mutation

Mutated forms of daingean
radical lenition eclipsis
daingean dhaingean ndaingean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “daingen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 65
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 50

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