domhan

See also: Domhan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɑ̃ũn̪ˠ/[2]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊən/[3]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠoːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠãʊ̃wənˠ/; /d̪ˠoːn̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠãʊ̃wən̪ˠ/[4]

Noun

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, nominative plural domhain)

  1. earth, world
    an domhan thoir ― the East
    an domhan thiar ― the West, the Western world
  2. a vast amount, number, quantity
    an domhan acu ― a vast number of them
  3. (literary) domain
    mo dhomhan dúchais ― my native domain

Declension
Declension of domhan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative domhan domhain
Vocative a dhomhain a dhomhana
Genitive domhain domhan
Dative domhan domhain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an domhan na domhain
Genitive an domhain na ndomhan
Dative leis an domhan

don domhan

 leis na domhain

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
domhan dhomhan ndomhan
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), “1 domun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 128, page 68
  3. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 62
  4. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪õ.an/

Noun

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)

  1. the world, the universe

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
domhandhomhan
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), “1 domun”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “domhan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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