dorn

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See also: Dorn and dòrn

Breton

Etymology

From Old Breton durn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn (fist), Irish dorn), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Pronunciation

Noun

dorn m (plural dornioù, dual daouarn)

  1. hand

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn (fist), Irish dorn), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Noun

dorn m (dual dewdhorn or diwla, plural dornow)

  1. hand
    Synonym: leuv
  2. fist
  3. handle

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dorn
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
dorn dhorn unchanged torn torn torn

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

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dorn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn), probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Pronunciation

Noun

dorn m (genitive singular doirn, nominative plural doirne)

  1. fist

Declension

Declension of dorn (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dorn doirne
vocative a dhorn a dhoirne
genitive doirn dorn
dative dorn doirne
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dorn na doirne
genitive an doirn na ndorn
dative leis an dorn
don dorn
leis na doirne

Alternative plural forms:

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dorn
radical lenition eclipsis
dorn dhorn ndorn

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 (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 25, page 15
  2. 2.0 2.1 Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 68
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 666, page 123
  4. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 497, page 136
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 239, page 87

Further reading

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *tu̯ɛn (son, boy). Cognate with White Hmong tub.

Noun

dorn 

  1. boy

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þorn.

Noun

dorn m

  1. thorn
  2. thornbush

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative dorn dorne
accusative dorn dorne
genitive dorns dorne
dative dorne dornen

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: doren, doorn

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *durnos, further etymology unknown; possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate language. Cognate with Welsh dwrn.

Pronunciation

Noun

dorn m (genitive duirn)

  1. hand, fist
  2. handle

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative dorn dornL duirnL
vocative duirn dornL durnuH
accusative dornN dornL durnuH
genitive duirnL dorn dornN
dative durnL dornaib dornaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of dorn
radical lenition nasalization
dorn dorn
pronounced with /ð-/
ndorn

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*durno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 109

Further reading

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dь̀rnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔʀn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʀn
  • Hyphenation: dorn
  • Syllabification: dorn

Noun

dorn m inan

  1. piece of turf

Declension

References

  • dorn” in Soblex