domhain

See also: Domhain

Irish

From Old Irish domain (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”).

domhain (genitive singular feminine doimhne, plural doimhne, comparative doimhne)

Declension of domhain

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	domhain	dhomhain	doimhne; dhoimhne²
Vocative	dhomhain	dhomhain	doimhne
Genitive	dhomhain	doimhne	doimhne	domhain
Dative	domhain; dhomhain¹	dhomhain	doimhne; dhoimhne²
Comparative	níos doimhne
Superlative	is doimhne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

domhain f (genitive singular doimhne, nominative plural doimhneacha)

Declension of domhain

Second declension

Bare forms

See the etymology of the main entry.

domhain m

inflection of domhan (“earth, world; a vast amount; domain”):
1. vocative/genitive singular
2. nominative/dative plural

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
domhain	dhomhain	ndomhain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “domain”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
“doiṁin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"domhain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

domhain m

inflection of domhan (“the world, the universe”):
1. genitive singular
2. nominative plural

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