Domhnach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish domnach, ultimately a partial loan of Late Latin [diēs] Dominicus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠəun̪ˠəx/, /ˈd̪ˠoːn̪ˠəx/
(Waterford) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠə̃ũn̪ˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːna(x)/[1]

Noun

Domhnach m (genitive singular Domhnaigh, nominative plural Domhnaí)

Sunday

Declension

Declension of Domhnach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Domhnach	Domhnaí
Vocative	a Dhomhnaigh	a Dhomhnaí
Genitive	Domhnaigh	Domhnaí
Dative	Domhnach	Domhnaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an Domhnach	na Domhnaí
Genitive	an Domhnaigh	na nDomhnaí
Dative	leis an Domhnach don Domhnach	leis na Domhnaí

Alternative plural: Domhantaí

Derived terms

Dé Domhnaigh (“on Sunday”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Domhnach	Dhomhnach	nDomhnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

(days of the week) Domhnach,‎ Luan,‎ Máirt,‎ Céadaoin,‎ Déardaoin,‎ Aoine,‎ Satharn ^{(Category: ga:Days of the week)} ^[edit]

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Domhnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “domnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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