éadomhain
Irish
Alternative forms
- éadoimhin
Etymology
From éa- (“un-”) + domhain (“deep”); compare Scottish Gaelic eu-domhainn.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠonʲ/, [ˈɛə̯d̪ˠonʲ]
Adjective
éadomhain (genitive singular feminine éadoimhne, plural éadoimhne, comparative éadoimhne)
- shallow
Declension
Declension of éadomhain
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | éadomhain | éadomhain | éadoimhne | |
| Vocative | éadomhain | éadoimhne | ||
| Genitive | éadoimhne | éadoimhne | éadomhain | |
| Dative | éadomhain | éadomhain | éadoimhne | |
| Comparative | níos éadoimhne | |||
| Superlative | is éadoimhne | |||
Derived terms
- éadoimhne
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| éadomhain | n-éadomhain | héadomhain | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “éadomhain”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “édomain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “éadomhain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 274
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éadomhain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60