dóenda

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • doínda

Etymology

From Old Irish doíndae. By surface analysis, dóen + da.

Adjective

dóenda

  1. pertaining to man
  2. human, mortal
  3. profane, secular
  4. humane, kind

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: daonna
  • Scottish Gaelic: daonna

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
dóendadóenda
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ndóenda
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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