domhanda
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See also: domhanta
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish domundae (“worldly, mundane, secular”), from domun (“world”) + -da. By surface analysis, domhan + -da.
Adjective[edit]
domhanda
Declension[edit]
Declension of domhanda
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | domhanda | dhomhanda | domhanda; dhomhanda² | |
| Vocative | dhomhanda | domhanda | ||
| Genitive | domhanda | domhanda | domhanda | |
| Dative | domhanda; dhomhanda¹ |
dhomhanda | domhanda; dhomhanda² | |
| Comparative | níos domhanda | |||
| Superlative | is domhanda | |||
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[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| domhanda | dhomhanda | ndomhanda |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “domhanda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “domhanda” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “domhanda” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.