Donegal

English

Etymology

Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the Norsemen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/, /ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/, /ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑnɪɡɔl/, /ˈdɑnɪɡəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl
• Hyphenation: Don‧e‧gal

Proper noun

Donegal

1. A county in northern Ireland.
2. A town in County Donegal.

Coordinate terms

• Far-Downer

Translations

county in Ireland

• Arabic: دُونِيجَال m (dūnigāl)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多尼戈爾／多尼戈尔, 多尼戈尔 (Duōnígē'ěr)

• Finnish: Donegal
• Georgian: დონეგალი (donegali)
• German: Donegal (de) n
• Irish: Dún na nGall m, Contae Dhún na nGall m, Tír Chonaill f

  Old Irish: please add this translation if you can

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• Italian: Donegal m
• Japanese: ドニゴール (Donigōru), ドニゴール州 (Donigōru-shū)
• Korean: 도니골 (Donigol), 도니골 주 (Donigol ju)
• Macedonian: Донего́л m (Donegól)
• Manx: Doon ny Ghoal, Coontae Ghoon ny Ghoal
• Russian: Донего́л m (Donegól)
• Scottish Gaelic: Dùn nan Gall m
• Ukrainian: Донего́л m (Donehól)

town in county Donegal

• Finnish: Donegal
• Irish: please add this translation if you can

  Old Irish: please add this translation if you can

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• Manx: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: Dùn nan Gall m

Noun

Donegal (countable and uncountable, plural Donegals)

1. A type of coarse tweed made in this county.
2. (by extension) A coat made from this tweed.

Anagrams

• D'Angelo, Dangelo, goeland