damhán alla
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish damán allaid (literally “the fierce little stag”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠuanˠ ˈal̪ˠɪː/, /ˌd̪ˠuan̪ˠ ˈal̪ˠɪː/[1] (corresponding to the form damhán allaidh)
Noun
editdamhán alla m (genitive singular damháin alla, nominative plural damháin alla)
Synonyms
editMutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| damhán alla | dhamhán alla | ndamhán alla |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 196, page 75
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “damhán alla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75