donán

See also: donan

Irish

Etymology

From dona +‎ -án.

Noun

donán m (genitive singular donáin, nominative plural donáin)

unfortunate person, wretch

Declension

Declension of donán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	donán	donáin
Vocative	a dhonáin	a dhonána
Genitive	donáin	donán
Dative	donán	donáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an donán	na donáin
Genitive	an donáin	na ndonán
Dative	leis an donán don donán	leis na donáin

Related terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
donán	dhonán	ndonán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “donán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “donán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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