domhainn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish domain (“deep”), from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“deep, world”) (compare Irish domhain).

Adjective

domhainn (comparative doimhne)

  1. deep; profound
  2. double-minded
  3. hollow

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
domhainndhomhainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “domhainn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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