Donnchadh

Irish

Proper noun

Donnchadh m (genitive Donnchadha)

1. Superseded spelling of Donncha.

Declension

Declension of Donnchadh (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Donnchadh vocative a Dhonnchadh genitive Donnchadha dative Donnchadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Donnchadh genitive an Donnchadha dative leis an Donnchadh don Donnchadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Donnchadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Donnchadh	Dhonnchadh	nDonnchadh

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Donnchadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Dunnchadh

Etymology

From Old Irish Donnchad, from donn (“brown”) plus either cath (“battle”) or cáid (“noble”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊ũn̪ˠũxəɣ/
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊un̪ˠuxəɣ/
• (Argyll) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊un̪ˠuxɪ/

Proper noun

Donnchadh m (genitive Dhonnchaidh, vocative a Dhonnchaidh, diminutive Dochaidh)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Duncan

Descendants

• → English: Duncan