damhna
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish damnae (“stuff or material out of which something is made; matter; cause, reason, motive”), from Proto-Celtic *damnyos (“material, substance”), from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥-n-yós, from *dem- (“to build (up)”).
Noun
damhna m (genitive singular damhna, nominative plural damhnaí)
- matter
- substance, material
- subject (for), cause (of)
- (literary, of person) ’makings’, eligible person
Declension
Declension of damhna
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- damhna dorcha (“dark matter”)
- damhnaigh (“materialise”, verb)
- damhnúil (“material”, adjective)
- frithdhamhna (“antimatter”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
damhna | dhamhna | ndamhna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “damhna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “damnae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Entries containing “damhna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “damhna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish damnae (“the stuff or material out of which something is wrought or created; heir; matter, cause, reason, motive”), from Proto-Celtic *damnyos (“material, substance”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóm-né-os, from *dem- (“to build (up)”).
Noun
damhna m
- cause, reason
Derived terms
- rìgh-damhna (“king's heir”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
damhna | dhamhna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “damhna”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “damnae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language