domun

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”) (compare Welsh dwfn (“deep, depth; the world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep, hollow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

domun m

  1. the world, the Earth
  2. country, native district, (of ruler) realm

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative domun domunL domuinL
Vocative domuin domunL domnuH
Accusative domunN domunL domnuH
Genitive domuinL domun domunN
Dative domunL domnaib domnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: domhan
  • Manx: dowan
  • Scottish Gaelic: domhan

Mutation

Mutation of domun
radical lenition nasalization
domun domun
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndomun

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

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