domhain

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish domain (“deep”),[5] from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“world, deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós.

Alternative forms

Adjective

domhain (genitive singular feminine doimhne, plural doimhne, comparative doimhne)

  1. deep
Declension
Declension of domhain
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative domhain dhomhain doimhne;
dhoimhne2
vocative dhomhain doimhne
genitive doimhne doimhne domhain
dative domhain;
dhomhain1 		dhomhain doimhne;
dhoimhne2
Comparative níos doimhne
Superlative is doimhne

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

Derived terms

Noun

domhain f (genitive singular doimhne, nominative plural doimhneacha)

  1. depth
Declension
Declension of domhain (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative domhain doimhneacha
vocative a dhomhain a dhoimhneacha
genitive doimhne doimhneacha
dative domhain doimhneacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an domhain na doimhneacha
genitive na doimhne na ndoimhneacha
dative leis an domhain
don domhain 		leis na doimhneacha

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

domhain m

  1. inflection of domhan (“world”):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of domhain
radical lenition eclipsis
domhain dhomhain ndomhain

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 195, page 98
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 62
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 227, page 118
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “domain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

domhain m

  1. inflection of domhan (“the world, the universe”):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative plural
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