daon

See also: daon- and dáꞌo̱n

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dóen.

Noun

daon m (genitive singular doin, uncountable)

1. (literary) human being

Declension

Declension of daon (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative daon vocative a dhaoin genitive daoin dative daon forms with the definite article singular nominative an daon genitive an daoin dative leis an daon don daon

Related terms

• daoine

Mutation

Mutated forms of daon

radical	lenition	eclipsis
daon	dhaon	ndaon

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “daon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN