donnán

See also: donnan and Donnan

Irish

Alternative forms

• donnánach

Etymology

From donn (“brown”) +‎ -án.

Noun

donnán m (genitive singular donnáin, nominative plural donnáin)

1. rockling (fish of the Lotidae family)

   Synonyms: donnán langa, donnóg

2. dingy skipper (Erynnis tages)

   Synonym: donnóg

Declension

Declension of donnán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative donnán donnáin Vocative a dhonnáin a dhonnána Genitive donnáin donnán Dative donnán donnáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an donnán na donnáin Genitive an donnáin na ndonnán Dative leis an donnán don donnán leis na donnáin

Derived terms

• donnán ceithre ribe (“fourbeard rockling”)
• donnán cladaigh (“shore rockling”)
• donnán cúig ribe (“fivebeard rockling”)
• donnán trí ribe (“three-bearded rockling”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
donnán	dhonnán	ndonnán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donnán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN