Domhnach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish domnach, ultimately a partial loan of Late Latin [diēs] Dominicus.[1] The sense “church”, always rare except in place names, is from domus dominica (literally “the Lord’s house”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠəun̪ˠəx/[2], /ˈd̪ˠoun̪ˠəx/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠəx/[4], /ˈd̪ˠoːnˠəx/[5] ~ /ˈd̪ˠuːnˠəx/[6]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːnˠa(x)/[7]
Noun
[edit]Domhnach m (genitive singular Domhnaigh, nominative plural Domhnaí)
Declension
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- Alternative plural: Domhantaí
Derived terms
[edit]- bean Domhnaigh (“lazy, well-dressed woman”, literally “Sunday woman”)
- cailín Domhnaigh (“lazy, well-dressed girl”, literally “Sunday girl”)
- Dé Domhnaigh (“on Sunday”)
- Domhnach an smuit (“the Sunday after the beginning of Lent”)
- Domhnach Cásca (“Easter Sunday”)
- Domhnach Chrom Dubh (“the last Sunday in July”)
- Domhnach Cincíse (“Whitsunday”)
- Domhnach na bhfear, na mart (“Sunday before the feast of St. Martin”)
- Domhnach na cogarnaí (“the Sunday before Lent”, literally “Sunday of the whispers”)
- Domhnach na Pailme, na hImrime, an Iúir, na Slat, na Toirnéise (“Palm Sunday”)
See also
[edit]- days of the week (appendix): Luan · Máirt · Céadaoin · Déardaoin · Aoine · Satharn · Domhnach [edit]
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Domhnach | Dhomhnach | nDomhnach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “domnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 121, page 24
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 214, page 104
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 332
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 242, page 54
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 70, page 16
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18
- ^ Gaois Research Group (2008–2026), “Glossary”, in Logainm, Placenames Database of Ireland[1]
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “Doṁnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 357; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Domhnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN