daingean

daingean

See also: daingeann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish daingen (“firm, fast, strong, solid; a stronghold, fastness, fortress, defence; a strong thing; enclosure, fence; a strong body of troops; a bond, compact, covenant, espousal, security”).

Adjective

daingean (genitive singular masculine daingin, genitive singular feminine daingne, plural daingne, comparative daingne)

1. fortified, solid; strong, secure
2. fixed, fast; firm
3. steadfast, absolute, constant; firm of purpose
4. intense

Declension

Declension of daingean

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	daingean	dhaingean	ddaingne; dhdaingne²
Vocative	dhdaingin		ddaingne
Genitive		ddaingne	ddaingne	daingean
Dative	daingean; dhaingean¹	dhaingean; dhdaingin (archaic)	ddaingne; dhdaingne²
Comparative	níos ddaingne
Superlative	is ddaingne

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

Noun

daingean m (genitive singular daingin, nominative plural daingin)

1. stronghold, fortress, secure base
2. security
3. donjon
4. (of castle): keep

Declension

Declension of daingean

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative daingean daingin Vocative a dhaingin a dhaingeana Genitive daingin daingean Dative daingean daingin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an daingean na daingin Genitive an daingin na ndaingean Dative leis an daingean don daingean leis na daingin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
daingean	dhaingean	ndaingean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "daingean" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “daingen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.