dooinney
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dooinney m (genitive singular dooinney, plural deiney)
Synonyms
- (man): fer
- (husband): dooinney poost, sheshey, sheshey poost
Derived terms
- ard-ghooinney (“chief, boss”)
- dooinneen (“pygmy, dwarf”)
- dooinney çheerey (“countryman”)
- dooinney dooie (“patriot”)
- dooinney poost (“husband”)
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “duine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Manx terms inherited from Old Irish
- Manx terms derived from Old Irish
- Manx terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Manx terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Manx terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Manx terms with IPA pronunciation
- Manx lemmas
- Manx nouns
- Manx masculine nouns
- gv:Family
- gv:Human
- gv:Male