daingean

See also: daingeann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish daingen (“firm, fast, strong, solid; a stronghold, fastness, fortress, defence; a strong thing; enclosure, fence; a strong body of troops; a bond, compact, covenant, espousal, security”).

Adjective

daingean (genitive singular masculine daingin, genitive singular feminine daingne, plural daingne, comparative daingne)

1. fortified, solid; strong, secure
2. fixed, fast; firm
3. steadfast, absolute, constant; firm of purpose
4. intense

Declension

Declension of daingean

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

daingean m (genitive singular daingin, nominative plural daingin)

1. stronghold, fortress, secure base
2. security
3. donjon
4. (of castle): keep

Declension

Declension of daingean

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative daingean daingin Vocative a dhaingin a dhaingeana Genitive daingin daingean Dative daingean daingin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an daingean na daingin Genitive an daingin na ndaingean Dative leis an daingean don daingean leis na daingin

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daingean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “daingen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language