Donnchad
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdon͈.xəð/
Proper noun
Donnchad m (genitive Donnchada)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Duncan
Inflection
| Masculine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | Donnchad | — | — |
| Vocative | Donnchad | — | — |
| Accusative | DonnchadN | — | — |
| Genitive | DonnchadoH, DonnchadaH | — | — |
| Dative | DonnchadL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: Donnchad
- Irish: Donncha
- Scottish Gaelic: Donnchadh
- → English: Duncan
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Donnchad | Donnchad pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | nDonnchad |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “Donnchad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language