doíni

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dowenis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”) via a sense ‘mortal’. Despite the superficial similarity, not related to the singular duine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːi̯nʲi/

Noun

doíni

1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine

Derived terms

• doínacht

Descendants

• Irish: daoine
• Manx: deiney
• Scottish Gaelic: daoine

Mutation

Mutation of doíni

radical	lenition	nasalization
doíni	doíni pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndoíni

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