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Domhain
domhain
domhain
See also: Domhain
Irish
Alternative forms
- doimhin
Adjective
domhain (genitive singular feminine doimhne, plural doimhne, comparative doimhne)
Declension
Declension of domhain
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | domhain | domhain¹ | doimhne³ | |
| Vocative | domhain¹ | domhain¹ | doimhne | |
| Genitive | domhain¹ | doimhne | doimhne | domhain |
| Dative | domhain² | domhain¹ | doimhne³ | |
| Comparative | doimhne | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
domhain f (genitive singular doimhne, nominative plural doimhneacha)
Declension
Declension of domhain
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
domhain m
- inflection of domhan (“earth, world; a vast amount; domain”):
- vocative and genitive singular
- nominative and dative plural
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| domhain | dhomhain | ndomhain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “domain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “doiṁin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "domhain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
domhain m
- inflection of domhan (“the world, the universe”):
- genitive singular
- nominative plural