Domhnach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish domnach (“Sunday”), ultimately a partial loan of Latin (diēs) Dominica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠəun̪ˠəx/, /ˈd̪ˠoːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠə̃ũn̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːna(x)/[1]

Noun

Domhnach m (genitive singular Domhnaigh, nominative plural Domhnaí)

  1. Sunday (day)

Declension
Declension of Domhnach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Domhnach Domhnaí
Vocative a Dhomhnaigh a Dhomhnaí
Genitive Domhnaigh Domhnaí
Dative Domhnach Domhnaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Domhnach na Domhnaí
Genitive an Domhnaigh na nDomhnaí
Dative leis an Domhnach

don Domhnach

 leis na Domhnaí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Domhnach Dhomhnach nDomhnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18

Further reading
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