dooinney
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dooinney m (genitive singular dooinney, plural deiney)
Synonyms[edit]
- (man): fer
- (husband): dooinney poost, sheshey, sheshey poost
Derived terms[edit]
- ard-ghooinney (“chief, boss”)
- dooinneen (“pygmy, dwarf”)
- dooinney çheerey (“countryman”)
- dooinney dooie (“patriot”)
- dooinney poost (“husband”)
Mutation[edit]
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[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “duine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Manx terms inherited from Old Irish
- Manx terms derived from Old Irish
- Manx terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Manx terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Manx terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Manx terms with IPA pronunciation
- Manx lemmas
- Manx nouns
- Manx masculine nouns
- gv:Family
- gv:Human
- gv:Male