donán

See also: donan

Irish

Etymology

From dona +‎ -án.

Noun

donán m (genitive singular donáin, nominative plural donáin)

1. unfortunate person, wretch

Declension

Declension of donán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative donán donáin vocative a dhonáin a dhonána genitive donáin donán dative donán donáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an donán na donáin genitive an donáin na ndonán dative leis an donán don donán leis na donáin

Related terms

• donaisín
• donóg

Mutation

Mutated forms of donán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
donán	dhonán	ndonán

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “donán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “donán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024