domhan

See also: Domhan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊ.ən̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoː.ən̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊn̪ˠ/

Noun

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, nominative plural domhain)

1. earth, world

   an domhan thoir ― the East

   an domhan thiar ― the West, the Western world

   1. world, universe
   2. (literary) the earthly life, secular interests
   3. a vast amount, number, quantity

   an domhan acu ― a vast number of them

2. (literary) domain

   mo dhomhan dúchais

   my native domain

Declension

Declension of domhan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative domhan domhain Vocative a dhomhain a dhomhana Genitive domhain domhan Dative domhan domhain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an domhan na domhain Genitive an domhain na ndomhan Dative leis an domhan don domhan leis na domhain

Synonyms

• (world): saol

Derived terms

• ar domhan (“any, at all, a bit”)
• den domhan (“at all, in the least, whatsoever”)
• domhanda (“terrestrial; mundane, worldly; worldwide, global”)
• domhanfhad (“longitude”)
• domhanleithead (“latitude”)
• domhantarraingt (“gravity”) (of the earth)
• pé ar domhan é (“anyway, in any case”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
domhan	dhomhan	ndomhan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “doṁan” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "domhan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 domun” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• domhainn
• dothan

Etymology

From Old Irish domun (“the world”).

Noun

domhan m (genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)

1. the world, the universe

Synonyms

• cruinne-cè
• saoghal

Derived terms

• domhan-fhad (“longitude”)
• domhan-leud (“latitude”)
• domhan-loidhne (“meridian”)
• domhanta (“global”, adjective)

 

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• “1 domun” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.