damhán alla
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish damán allaid (literally “the fierce little stag”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠuanˠ ˈal̪ˠɪː/, /ˌd̪ˠuan̪ˠ ˈal̪ˠɪː/[1] (corresponding to the form damhán allaidh)
Noun
[edit]damhán alla m (genitive singular damháin alla, nominative plural damháin alla)
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| damhán alla | dhamhán alla | ndamhán alla |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 196, page 75
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “damhán alla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75