Danóib

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos, an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).

Proper noun

An Danóib f (genitive na Danóibe)

1. the Danube

Declension

Declension of Danóib (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Danóib vocative a Dhanóib genitive Danóibe dative Danóib forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Danóib genitive na Danóibe dative leis an Danóib don Danóib

Mutation

Mutated forms of Danóib

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Danóib	Dhanóib	nDanóib

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Danóib”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Danube”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Danóib”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm