dána
Irish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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Adjective
dána
- bold (courageous, daring)
- presumptuous (going beyond what is proper)
Declension
Declension of dána
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dána | dhána | dána; dhána² | |
| Vocative | dhána | dána | ||
| Genitive | dána | dána | dána | |
| Dative | dána; dhána¹ |
dhána | dána; dhána² | |
| Comparative | níos dána | |||
| Superlative | is dána | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- aghaidh-dhána (“bold-faced”, adjective)
Etymology 2
Noun
dána m
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dána | dhána | ndána |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dána”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN