Dónall

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːnˠəl̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠõːnˠəl̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠõːn̪ˠəl̪ˠ/[1]

Proper noun

Dónall m (genitive Dónaill)

  1. a male given name from Proto-Celtic, equivalent to English Donald, sometimes Anglicized as Daniel

Declension
Declension of Dónall

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Dónall
Vocative a Dhónaill
Genitive Dónaill
Dative Dónall

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Dónall
Genitive an Dónaill
Dative leis an Dónall

don Dónall

Derived terms
  • Dónall na gealaí (“man in the moon”)
  • Ó Dónaill

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79
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