dooinney
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪uːnʲə/
Synonyms
- (man): fer
- (husband): dooinney poost, sheshey, sheshey poost
Derived terms
- ard-ghooinney (“chief, boss”)
- dooinneen (“pygmy, dwarf”)
- dooinney çheerey (“countryman”)
- dooinney dooie (“patriot”)
- dooinney poost (“husband”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dooinney | ghooinney | nooinney |
| 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), “duine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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