domhainn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish domain (“deep”), from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“deep, world”) (compare Irish domhain).

Adjective

domhainn (comparative doimhne)

1. deep; profound
2. double-minded
3. hollow

Derived terms

• doimhneachd
• eu-domhainn

Mutation

Mutation of domhainn

radical	lenition
domhainn	dhomhainn

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “domhainn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN