domhan

See also: Domhan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊ.ən̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoː.ən̪ˠ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊn̪ˠ/

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
    1. world, universe
    2. (literary) the earthly life, secular interests
    3. a vast amount, number, quantity
    an domhan acu ― a vast number of them
  2. (literary) domain
    mo dhomhan dúchais
    my native domain

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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

  • “doṁan” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "domhan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 domun” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”).

Noun

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)

  1. the world, the universe

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “1 domun” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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