dún-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dun"

Irish

Etymology

Lengthened from Middle Irish dun-, combining form of duine before a broad consonant.

Prefix

dún-

Combining form of duine (“human, person”)
‎dún- + ‎bású (“killing”) → ‎dúnbhású (“homicide”)

‎dún- + ‎marú (“killing”) → ‎dúnmharú (“murder”)

‎dún- + ‎argain (“destruction”) → ‎dúnorgain (“manslaughter”)

‎dún- + ‎poll (“hole”) → ‎dúnpholl (“manhole”)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with dún-

Related terms

daon-

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dunmarbad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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