donnfhionn

Irish

Etymology

From donn- (“brownish”) +‎ fionn (“fair, blond”).

Adjective

donnfhionn (genitive singular masculine donnfhinn, genitive singular feminine donnfhinne, plural donnfhionna, comparative donnfhinne)

  1. light brown

Declension

Declension of donnhionn
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative donnhionn dhonnhionn donnhionna;
dhonnhionna2
vocative dhonnhinn donnhionna
genitive donnhinne donnhionna donnhionn
dative donnhionn;
dhonnhionn1 		dhonnhionn;
dhonnhinn (archaic) 		donnhionna;
dhonnhionna2
Comparative níos donnhinne
Superlative is donnhinne

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of donnfhionn
radical lenition eclipsis
donnfhionn dhonnfhionn ndonnfhionn

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

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