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Webster 1913 Edition
Dorn
Dorn
,Noun.
[Cf. G.
dorn
thorn, D. doorn
, and G. dorn
fisch stickleback.] (Zool.)
A British ray; the thornback.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dorn
DORN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Dorn
Dorn
dorn
dorn
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *durno- (compare Welsh dwrn (“fist”), Irish dorn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔʁn/
Noun
dorn m (plural dornioù, dual daouarn)
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *durno- (compare Welsh dwrn (“fist”), Irish dorn).
Noun
dorn m (dual dewdhorn or diwla, plural dornow)
Mutation
Mutation of dorn
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
dorn | dhorn | unchanged | torn | torn | torn |
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dorn, from Proto-Celtic *durno- (compare Welsh dwrn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠoːɾˠn̪ˠ/
Noun
dorn m (genitive singular doirn, nominative plural doirne)
Declension
Declension of dorn
Irregular
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- dornáil (“to box, fist; boxing, fisting”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dorn | dhorn | ndorn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |