Donnchadh
Irish
Proper noun
Donnchadh m (genitive Donnchadha)
- superseded spelling of Donncha
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Donnchadh | Dhonnchadh | nDonnchadh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Donnchadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish Donnchad, from donn (“brown”) plus either cath (“battle”) or cáid (“noble”).
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊ũn̪ˠũxəɣ/[1]
- (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊un̪ˠuxəɣ/[2][3][4]
- (Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊un̪ˠuxɪ/[5]
Proper noun
Donnchadh m (genitive Dhonnchaidh, vocative a Dhonnchaidh, diminutive Dochaidh)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Duncan
Descendants
- → English: Duncan
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[2], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh