doineann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish doinenn (“foul or stormy weather; tempest”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪn̠ʲən̪ˠ/[2] (as if spelled doinneann)

Noun

doineann f (genitive singular doininne)

  1. (weather) stormy weather, bad weather

Declension

Declension of doineann (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative doineann
vocative a dhoineann
genitive doininne
dative doineann
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an doineann
genitive na doininne
dative leis an doineann
don doineann

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of doineann
radical lenition eclipsis
doineann dhoineann ndoineann

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doinenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish doinenn (“foul or stormy weather; tempest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɤɲan̪ˠ/ (as if spelled doinneann)

Noun

doineann f

  1. storm, tempest
  2. hurricane

Mutation

Mutation of doineann
radical lenition
doineann dhoineann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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