duibheagán

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪ.vʲə.ɡaːn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

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Noun

duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin, nominative plural duibheagáin)

  1. abyss; deep chasm, depth(s); deep
  2. profundity, abstruseness
Declension
Declension of duibheagán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative duibheagán duibheagáin
Vocative a dhuibheagáin a dhuibheagána
Genitive duibheagáin duibheagán
Dative duibheagán duibheagáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an duibheagán na duibheagáin
Genitive an duibheagáin na nduibheagán
Dative leis an duibheagán

don duibheagán

 leis na duibheagáin
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • duibheagánach, duibheagánta (“deep, abysmal; profound, abstruse; hard to fathom”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

duibheagán m (genitive singular duibheagáin)

  1. Alternative form of dúchan (“blackening, darkening”)
  2. (weather) patch of black clouds, overcast sky
Declension
Declension of duibheagán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative duibheagán
Vocative a dhuibheagáin
Genitive duibheagáin
Dative duibheagán

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an duibheagán
Genitive an duibheagáin
Dative leis an duibheagán

don duibheagán

Derived terms
  • duibheagánach (“overcast, gloomy”)

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

Further reading
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