dóthain
Irish
Alternative forms
- daochaint, daothain, dóchain, dóchaint, dóithin
Etymology
From Middle Irish doíthin.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
dóthain f or m (genitive singular dóthain or dóthana)
- enough, sufficiency
- Tá mo dhóthain agam. ― I have enough.
- An bhfuil do dhóthain bainne ann? ― Is there enough milk for you?
Usage notes
This noun is generally modified by a possessive determiner indicating the person who the sufficiency is for: mo dhóthain (“enough for me”), do dhóthain (“enough for you”), a dóthain (“enough for her”) etc., even when the “for me” etc. is not expressed in English.
The thing of which there is enough follows in the genitive:
- Tá a ndóthain ama acu anois. ― They have enough time now.
In certain idiomatic expressions, this noun can be modified by a number, but this number is not to be taken literally:
- Tá a dhá dhóthain le déanamh aige. ― He has his hands full. (literally, “He has his two sufficiencies to do.”)
- Tá a seacht ndóthain le rá acu. ― They talk far too much. (literally, “They have their seven sufficiencies to say.”)
Declension
Declension of dóthain
- Variant declension
Declension of dóthain
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- mórdhóthain (“more than enough”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dóthain | dhóthain | ndóthain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doíthin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 69
Further reading
- Entries containing “dóthain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dóthain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dóthain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dóiṫin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 255
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dóṫain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 258
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