daingean
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish daingen (“firm; fortress”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɑɲɟən̪ˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaŋənˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠaŋən̪ˠ/; /ˈd̪ˠæŋənˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠæŋən̪ˠ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠãiənˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠãiən̪ˠ/[4]
Adjective
[edit]daingean (genitive singular masculine daingin, genitive singular feminine daingne, plural daingne, comparative daingne)
- fortified, solid; strong, secure
- fixed, fast; firm
- steadfast, absolute, constant; firm of purpose
- intense
Declension
[edit]Declension of daingean
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | daingean | dhaingean | ddaingne; dhdaingne² | |
Vocative | dhdaingin | ddaingne | ||
Genitive | ddaingne | ddaingne | daingean | |
Dative | daingean; dhaingean¹ |
dhaingean; dhdaingin (archaic) |
ddaingne; dhdaingne² | |
Comparative | níos ddaingne | |||
Superlative | is ddaingne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
[edit]daingean m (genitive singular daingin, nominative plural daingin)
Declension
[edit]Declension of daingean
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
daingean | dhaingean | ndaingean |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “daingen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 65
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 50
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daingean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN