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donn.

brown

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/d̪ˠoun̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠəun̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠaun̪ˠ/Connacht, Galway/d̪ˠun̪ˠ/Connacht, Mayo
  1. brown

  2. brown-haired, brunette

  3. made of hard brown timber

  4. strong, solid

  5. used as intensifying term

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).

noun/d̪ˠoun̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠəun̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠaun̪ˠ/Connacht, Galway/d̪ˠun̪ˠ/Connacht, Mayo
  1. brown (colour)

    feminine · masculine
  2. brown animal (masculine or feminine declined differently)

    feminine · masculine
  3. hard brown timber

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).

noun/d̪ˠoun̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠəun̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠaun̪ˠ/Connacht, Galway/d̪ˠun̪ˠ/Connacht, Mayo
  1. noble, prince

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish donn (“chief, lord, noble”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-no-.

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