dóthain
Irish
Alternative forms
- daochaint, daothain, dóchain, dóchaint, dóithin
Etymology
From Middle Irish doíthin.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːhənʲ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːnʲ/, /ˈd̪ˠuːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔhənʲ/
Noun
dóthain f or m (genitive singular dóthain or dóthana)
- enough, sufficiency
- Tá mo dhóthain agam. ― I have enough.
- An bhfuil do dhóthain bainne ann? ― Is there enough milk for you?
Usage notes
This noun is generally modified by a possessive determiner indicating the person who the sufficiency is for: mo dhóthain (“enough for me”), do dhóthain (“enough for you”), a dóthain (“enough for her”), etc., even when the “for me” etc. is not expressed in English.
In certain idiomatic expressions, this noun can be modified by a number, but this number is not to be taken literally:
- Tá a dhá dhóthain le déanamh aige. ― He has his hands full. (literally, “He has his two sufficiencies to do.”)
- Tá a seacht ndóthain le rá acu. ― They talk far too much. (literally, “They have their seven sufficiencies to say.”)
Declension
Declension of dóthain
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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- Variant declension
Declension of dóthain
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- mórdhóthain (“more than enough”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dóthain | dhóthain | ndóthain |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “dóthain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dóthain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dóthain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dóiṫin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 255
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dóṫain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 258
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doíthin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 69.