dumha

dumha

Irish

Alternative forms

• dumhaighe

Etymology

From Middle Irish duma, from Old Irish dumae.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠũː.i/[1] (corresponding to the form dumhaighe)

Noun

dumha m (genitive singular dumha or dumhadh, nominative plural dumhaí or dumhadha)

1. burial mound, tumulus

   Synonyms: tuaim, tuama

2. heap (pile)

   Synonyms: carn, cnap, carnán

Declension

Declension of dumha

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dumha dumhaí Vocative a dhumha a dhumhaí Genitive dumha dumhaí Dative dumha dumhaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dumha na dumhaí Genitive an dumha na ndumhaí Dative leis an dumha don dumha leis na dumhaí

Alternative declension:

Declension of dumha

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dumha dumhadha Vocative a dhumha a dhumhadha Genitive dumhadh dumhadha Dative dumha dumhaidh (archaic, dialectal) dumhadha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dumha na dumhadha Genitive an dumhadh na ndumhadha Dative leis an dumha leis an dumhaidh (archaic, dialectal) don dumha don dumhaidh (archaic, dialectal) leis na dumhadha

Derived terms

• dumha sí (“fairy mound”)
• dumha seilge (“hunting mound”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dumha	dhumha	ndumha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “dumha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 duma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “duṁa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dumha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 65