daonna
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish doénda (“human, secular, humane”).
Declension
Declension of daonna
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | daonna | dhaonna | daonna; dhaonna² | |
| Vocative | dhaonna | daonna | ||
| Genitive | daonna | daonna | daonna | |
| Dative | daonna; dhaonna¹ |
dhaonna | daonna; dhaonna² | |
| Comparative | níos daonna | |||
| Superlative | is daonna | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- fodhaonna (“subhuman”)
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| daonna | dhaonna | ndaonna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish doénda (“human, secular, humane”).
Derived terms
- còir dhaonna (“human right”)
- daonnachd (“humanity”)
- daonnaire (“humanist”)
- daonnaireachd (“humanism”)
- os-daonna (“superhuman”)
Related terms
- daoine (“people, folk”)
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