Donnchadh

Irish

Proper noun

Donnchadh m (genitive Donnchadha)

  1. superseded spelling of Donncha

Declension

Declension of Donnchadh (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Donnchadh
vocative a Dhonnchadh
genitive Donnchadha
dative Donnchadh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Donnchadh
genitive an Donnchadha
dative leis an Donnchadh
don Donnchadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Donnchadh
radical lenition eclipsis
Donnchadh Dhonnchadh nDonnchadh

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Donnchad, from donn (“brown”) plus either cath (“battle”) or cáid (“noble”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Donnchadh m (genitive Dhonnchaidh, vocative a Dhonnchaidh, diminutive Dochaidh)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Duncan

Descendants

  • → English: Duncan

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 117
  6. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 34
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