damhna
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish damnae (“stuff or material out of which something is made; matter; cause, reason, motive”), from Proto-Celtic *damniyom (“material, substance”), from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥-n-eyós, from *dem- (“to build (up)”).
Noun
damhna m (genitive singular damhna, nominative plural damhnaí)
Declension
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Derived terms
- damhna dorcha (“dark matter”)
- damhnaigh (“materialise”, verb)
- damhnúil (“material”, adjective)
- frithdhamhna (“antimatter”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| damhna | dhamhna | ndamhna |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “damhna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “damnae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “damhna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “damhna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish damnae (“the stuff or material out of which something is wrought or created; heir; matter, cause, reason, motive”), from Proto-Celtic *damniyom (“material, substance”), from *dem- (“to build (up)”).
Noun
damhna m
Derived terms
- rìgh-damhna (“king's heir”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| damhna | dhamhna |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “damhna”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “damnae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language