daoine
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish doíni, from Proto-Celtic *dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”) via a sense “mortal”. Although it is distinguishable from the singular only by vowel length in the modern language, it is not related to the singular duine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠiːnʲə/
Noun
daoine m pl
- plural of duine
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| daoine | dhaoine | ndaoine |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 66
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daoine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish doíni, from Proto-Celtic *dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”) via a sense “mortal”. Despite the superficial similarity, not related to the singular duine.
Pronunciation
Noun
daoine m
- plural of duine
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| daoine | dhaoine |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ 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