donnán

See also: donnan and Donnan

Irish

Alternative forms

• donnánach

Etymology

From donn (“brown”) +‎ -án.

Noun

donnán m (genitive singular donnáin, nominative plural donnáin)

1. rockling (fish of the Lotidae family)

   Synonyms: donnán langa, donnóg

2. dingy skipper (Erynnis tages)

   Synonym: donnóg

Declension

Declension of donnán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative donnán donnáin vocative a dhonnáin a dhonnána genitive donnáin donnán dative donnán donnáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an donnán na donnáin genitive an donnáin na ndonnán dative leis an donnán don donnán leis na donnáin

Derived terms

• donnán ceithre ribe (“fourbeard rockling”)
• donnán cladaigh (“shore rockling”)
• donnán cúig ribe (“fivebeard rockling”)
• donnán trí ribe (“three-bearded rockling”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of donnán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
donnán	dhonnán	ndonnán

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donnán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN