doíni

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dowenis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to die) via a sense ‘mortal’. Despite the superficial similarity, not related to the singular duine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːi̯nʲi/

Noun

doíni

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: daoine
  • Manx: deiney
  • Scottish Gaelic: daoine

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
doíni doíni
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndoíni
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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