dána
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dana"
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdaːna]
Participle
dána
- inflection of dát:
- feminine singular passive participle
- neuter plural passive participle
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish dánae (“courageous, daring”).
Declension
Declension of dána
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dána | dhána | dána; dhána² | |
| Vocative | dhána | dána | ||
| Genitive | dána | dána | dána | |
| Dative | dána; dhána¹ |
dhána | dána; dhána² | |
| Comparative | níos dána | |||
| Superlative | is dána | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- aghaidh-dhána (“bold-faced”, adjective)
- ceanndána (“headstrong”, adjective)
- dánacht (“boldness, daring”, noun)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dána | dhána | ndána |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dána”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dánae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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