dearna

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɑːɾˠn̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dernu.

Alternative forms
  • dearnan

Noun

dearna f (genitive singular dearnan, nominative plural dearnana)

  1. palm (of the hand)
    Synonym: bos
Declension
Declension of dearna

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dearna dearnana
Vocative a dhearna a dhearnana
Genitive dearnan dearnana
Dative dearna dearnana

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dearna na dearnana
Genitive na dearnan na ndearnana
Dative leis an dearna

don dearna

 leis na dearnana
Derived terms
  • dearna Mhuire (“lady’s mantle”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish *·dernai (compare ·dernus (1st sg.), ·dernais (2nd sg.), ·dernad (passive)), prototonic form of the perfect tense of do·gní.

Alternative forms

Verb

dearna

  1. past analytic dependent of déan (takes the nonpast forms of preverbal particles like an and ní)
    An ndearna tú é?
    Did you do it?
    Ní dhearna mé é.
    I didn’t do it.

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