doíni

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dowenis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”) via a sense ‘mortal’. Despite the superficial similarity, not related to the singular duine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːi̯nʲi/

Noun

doíni

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: daoine
  • Manx: deiney
  • Scottish Gaelic: daoine

Mutation

Mutation of doíni
radical lenition nasalization
doíni doíni
pronounced with /ð-/		 ndoíni

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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