dhone

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d̪ɔːn]

Adjective

dhone

  1. brown, brunette
    Ta'n cabbyl mooar dhone doolaney.
    The big brown horse is challenging.
  2. (of eyes) hazel
  3. swarthy, dark-skinned

See also
Colors in Manx · daaghyn (layout · text)
     bane      lheeah      doo
             jiarg; feer-yiarg              jiarg-bwee; dhone              bwee; bane-wuigh
                          geayney, glass             
                          gorrym-ghlass, speyr-ghorrym              gorrym
             plooreenagh              jiarg gorrym              jiarg-bane
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