domun

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *duβnos (“the deep; the world”) (compare Welsh dwfn (“deep, depth; the world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdoṽun/

Noun

domun m

  1. the world, the Earth
  2. country, native district, (of ruler) realm

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
domun domun
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/		 ndomun
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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