dooinney

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdunʲə/

Noun

dooinney m (genitive singular dooinney, plural deiney)

  1. human, person
  2. man, fellow
  3. husband

Synonyms

  • (man): fer
  • (husband): dooinney poost, sheshey, sheshey poost

Derived terms

  • ard-ghooinney (“chief, boss”)
  • dooinneen (“pygmy, dwarf”)
  • dooinney çheerey (“countryman”)
  • dooinney dooie (“patriot”)
  • dooinney poost (“husband”)

Mutation

Mutation of dooinney
radical lenition eclipsis
dooinney ghooinney nooinney

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

References

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