abhac donn

Irish

Noun

abhac donn m (genitive singular abhaic dhoinn, nominative plural abhaic dhonna)

1. brown dwarf (star)

Declension

Declension of abhac donn (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative abhac donn abhaic dhonna vocative a abhaic dhoinn a abhaca donna genitive abhaic dhoinn abhac donn dative abhac donn abhaic dhonna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-abhac donn na habhaic dhonna genitive an abhaic dhoinn na n-abhac donn dative leis an abhac donn don abhac donn leis na habhaic dhonna

Related terms

• abhac bán (“white dwarf”)
• abhac dearg (“red dwarf”)
• abhac dubh (“black dwarf”)
• fo-abhac (“subdwarf”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhac donn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhac donn	n-abhac donn	habhac donn	t-abhac donn

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

Further reading

• “abhac donn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025