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duine.

person, human being

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd̪ˠinʲə/Connacht, Munster/ˈd̪ˠinʲə/Ulster/ˈd̪ˠin̠ʲə/Ulster
  1. person, human being

    masculine
  2. one (in reference to human beings)

    masculine
    Tá ceathrar páistí aige; tá duine acu tinn.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”). The plural daoine is suppletive, coming from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”).

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