duibheagán

Irish

Etymology 1

Reanalysis of dubhaigéan (literally “black ocean”) as duibhe (“blackness”) +‎ -agán (diminutive suffix).

Alternative forms

• dubhagán, dubhaigéan, duibheacán, duibheachán
• dubhaigeun (superseded)
• duibhiogán (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡan̪ˠ/; /ˈd̪ˠæɟanˠ/ (as if spelled daigeán, corresponding to a contracted form of dubhaigéan)

Noun

duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin, nominative plural duibheagáin)

1. abyss; deep chasm, depth(s); deep
2. profundity, abstruseness

Declension

Declension of duibheagán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative duibheagán duibheagáin vocative a dhuibheagáin a dhuibheagána genitive duibheagáin duibheagán dative duibheagán duibheagáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an duibheagán na duibheagáin genitive an duibheagáin na nduibheagán dative leis an duibheagán don duibheagán leis na duibheagáin

Synonyms

• (chasm): anscoilt, gáibéal

Derived terms

• duibheagánach, duibheagánta (“deep, abysmal; profound, abstruse; hard to fathom”)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠivʲəɡan̪ˠ/

Noun

duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin)

1. Alternative form of dúchan (“blackening, darkening”)
2. (weather) patch of black clouds, overcast sky

Declension

Declension of duibheagán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative duibheagán vocative a dhuibheagáin genitive duibheagáin dative duibheagán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an duibheagán genitive an duibheagáin dative leis an duibheagán don duibheagán

Derived terms

• duibheagánach (“overcast, gloomy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of duibheagán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
duibheagán	dhuibheagán	nduibheagán

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) “duibheagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “duibheagán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “duibheagán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025