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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish domun (“the world”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊ.ən̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoː.ən̪ˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaʊn̪ˠ/
Noun[edit]
domhan m (genitive singular domhain, nominative plural domhain)
- earth, world
- an domhan thoir ― the East
- an domhan thiar ― the West, the Western world
- an domhan acu ― a vast number of them
- (literary) domain
- mo dhomhan dúchais
- my native domain
Declension[edit]
Declension of domhan
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
- (world): saol
Derived terms[edit]
- 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[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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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[edit]
- “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.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish domun (“the world”).
Noun[edit]
domhan m (genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- domhan-fhad (“longitude”)
- domhan-leud (“latitude”)
- domhan-loidhne (“meridian”)
- domhanta (“global”, adjective)
References[edit]
- 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.
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