dorn
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)
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)
Derived terms
- dhe dhorn (“near at hand”)
- dherag dorn (“beforehand”)
- dorna (“punch”, verb)
- dornas (“handful”)
- dornbel (“handball”)
- dornel (“manual”)
- dornell (“whisk”)
- dornella (“whisk”, verb)
- dornla (“door handle”)
- dornlyver (“handbook”)
- dornskrif (“manuscript”)
- dornskrifa (“write by hand”, verb)
- dornskrifans (“handwriting”)
- dornweyth (“handycraft”)
- dornwrys (“artificial”)
- fardellow dorn (“hand luggage”)
- lien dorn (“handkerchief”)
- mell dorn (“knuckle”)
Mutation
| 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
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌɾˠən̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠən/; /ˈd̪ˠoɾˠn̪ˠə/ ~ /ˈd̪ˠauɾˠn̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form dorna)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔːɾˠn̪ˠ/
Noun
dorn m (genitive singular doirn, nominative plural doirne)
Declension
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Alternative plural forms:
Derived terms
Mutation
| 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
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 25, page 15
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 68
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 666, page 123
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 497, page 136
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 239, page 87
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dorn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 359; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dorn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *tu̯ɛn (“son, boy”). Cognate with White Hmong tub.
Noun
dorn
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch thorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þorn.
Noun
dorn m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dorn | dorne |
| accusative | dorn | dorne |
| genitive | dorns | dorne |
| dative | dorne | dornen |
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “dorn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dorn”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dorn | dornL | duirnL |
| vocative | duirn | dornL | durnuH |
| accusative | dornN | dornL | durnuH |
| genitive | duirnL | dorn | dornN |
| dative | durnL | dornaib | dornaib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| 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
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*durno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dь̀rnъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
dorn m inan
Declension
References
- “dorn” in Soblex