Irish
Etymology 1
Reanalysis of dubhaigéan (literally “black ocean”) as duibhe (“blackness”) + -agán (diminutive suffix).[1]
- dubhagán, dubhaigéan, duibheacán, duibheachán
- dubhaigeun (superseded)[2]
- duibhiogán (obsolete)[1]
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡan̪ˠ/[3]; /ˈd̪ˠæɟanˠ/[4] (as if spelled daigeán, corresponding to a contracted form of dubhaigéan)
Noun
duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin, nominative plural duibheagáin)
- abyss; deep chasm, depth(s); deep
- profundity, abstruseness
Declension
Declension of duibheagán (first declension)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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duibheagán
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duibheagáin
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| vocative
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a dhuibheagáin
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a dhuibheagána
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| genitive
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duibheagáin
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duibheagán
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| dative
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duibheagán
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duibheagáin
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- duibheagánach, duibheagánta (“deep, abysmal; profound, abstruse; hard to fathom”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡan̪ˠ/[3]
Noun
duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin)
- alternative form of dúchan (“blackening, darkening”)
- (weather) patch of black clouds, overcast sky
Declension
Declension of duibheagán (first declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- duibheagánach (“overcast, gloomy”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of duibheagán
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| duibheagán
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dhuibheagán
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nduibheagán
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “duibecán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ “duibheagán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 “duibheagán”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 399, page 132
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duibheagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “duibheagán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “duibheagán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
