doineann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish doinenn (“foul or stormy weather; tempest”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪn̠ʲən̪ˠ/[2] (as if spelled doinneann)

Noun

doineann f (genitive singular doininne)

  1. (weather) stormy weather, bad weather

Declension
Declension of doineann

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative doineann
Vocative a dhoineann
Genitive doininne
Dative doineann

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an doineann
Genitive na doininne
Dative leis an doineann

don doineann

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
doineann dhoineann ndoineann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doinenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish doinenn (“foul or stormy weather; tempest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɤɲan̪ˠ/ (as if spelled doinneann)

Noun

doineann f

  1. storm, tempest
  2. hurricane

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
doineanndhoineann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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