donae

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪o.ne/

Adjective

donae

  1. bad, unfortunate
    Antonym: sonae

Declension

io/iā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative donae donae donae
vocative donai
accusative donae donai
genitive donai donae donai
dative donu donai donu
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative donai donai
vocative donai
donu*
accusative donai
donu*
genitive donae
dative donaib

* when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: dona
  • Manx: donney
  • Scottish Gaelic: dona

Mutation

Mutation of donae
radical lenition nasalization
donae donae
pronounced with /ð-/		 ndonae

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

Further reading

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