domhanda
See also: domhanta
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish domundae (“worldly, mundane, secular”), from domun (“world”) + -da. By surface analysis, domhan + -da.
Adjective
[edit]domhanda
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | domhanda | dhomhanda | domhanda; dhomhanda2 | |
| vocative | dhomhanda | domhanda | ||
| genitive | domhanda | domhanda | domhanda | |
| dative | domhanda; dhomhanda1 |
dhomhanda | domhanda; dhomhanda2 | |
| Comparative | níos domhanda | |||
| Superlative | is domhanda | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| domhanda | dhomhanda | ndomhanda |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “domhanda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “domhanda”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “domhanda”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024