Gaoth Dobhair

Irish

Etymology

gaoth (“estuary”) +‎ dobhair (genitive of dobhar (“water”))

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡiːˈd̪ˠoːɾʲ/

Proper noun

Gaoth Dobhair m (genitive Gaoth Dobhair)

1. Gweedore (a parish of County Donegal, Ireland)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Gaoth Dobhair	Ghaoth Dobhair	nGaoth Dobhair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Gaoth Dobhair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024