daoine

Irish

Alternative forms

daoiní (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Irish doíni, from Proto-Celtic *dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”) via a sense “mortal”. Although it is distinguishable from the singular only by vowel length in the modern language, it is not related to the singular duine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠiːnʲə/^[1]
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠiːnʲi(ː)/^[2]^[3] (corresponding to the form daoiní)

Noun

daoine m pl

plural of duine

Mutation

Mutated forms of *daoine*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
daoine	dhaoine	ndaoine

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 66
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 116, page 25
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 410, page 150; reprinted 1979

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish doíni, from Proto-Celtic *dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”) via a sense “mortal”. Despite the superficial similarity, not related to the singular duine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊ɯːɲə/^[1]
(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊ɤ̃ːɲə/, [ˈd̪̊ɘ̃ːɲə]^[2]

Noun

daoine m

plural of duine

Mutation

Mutation of *daoine*
radical	lenition
daoine	dhaoine

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[1] Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 66

[2] Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 116, page 25

[3] Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 410, page 150; reprinted 1979

[4] John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

[5] Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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