donán

See also: donan

Irish

Etymology

From dona +‎ -án.

Noun

donán m (genitive singular donáin, nominative plural donáin)

1. unfortunate person, wretch

Declension

Declension of donán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative donán donáin Vocative a dhonáin a dhonána Genitive donáin donán Dative donán donáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an donán na donáin Genitive an donáin na ndonán Dative leis an donán don donán leis na donáin

Related terms

• donaisín
• donóg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
donán	dhonán	ndonán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “donán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “donán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024