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): /ˈd̪uːnʲə/
Noun
dooinney m (genitive singular dooinney, plural deiney)
- human, person
- man, fellow
- 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
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dooinney | ghooinney | nooinney |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “dooinney”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN