Dòmhnall

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish Domnall. Cognates include Irish Dónall.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊õː.əl̪ˠ/
• (Uist, Barra, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊ɔ̃ː.əl̪ˠ/, [ˈd̪̊ɔ̃ˑ.əl̪ˠ]
• Hyphenation: Dòmh‧nall

Proper noun

Dòmhnall m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Donald

Declension

Declension of Dòmhnall (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	Dòmhnall	Dòmhnaill
genitive	Dòmhnaill	Dhòmhnall
dative	Dòmhnall	Dòmhnaill; Dòmhnallaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) Dòmhnall	(na) Dòmhnaill
genitive	(an) Dòmhnaill	(nan) Dòmhnall
dative	(an) Dòmhnall	(na) Dòmhnaill; Dòmhnallaibh✝
vocative	Dhòmhnaill	Dhòmhnalla

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• (diminutive) Dòmhnallan, Donaidh, Dolaidh, Doilidh

• Doileag
• Doilidh
• Dolaidh
• Dòmhnall Dubh (“the devil”)
• MacDhòmhnaill

Descendants

• → English: Donald
• → Faroese: Dunaldur

Mutation

Mutation of Dòmhnall

radical	lenition
Dòmhnall	Dhòmhnall

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.