/ˈd̪ˠinʲə/, /ˈd̪ˠinʲə/, /ˈd̪ˠin̠ʲə/
BunúsFrom 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”).
- masculineperson, human being
- masculineone (in reference to human beings)
“Tá ceathrar páistí aige; tá duine acu tinn.” — He has four children; one of them is sick.
Foirmeachaduine(genitive, singular) · daoine(nominative, plural) · duine(indefinite, nominative, singular) · daoine(indefinite, nominative, plural) · a dhuine(indefinite, singular, vocative) · a dhaoine(indefinite, plural, vocative) · duine(genitive, indefinite, singular) · daoine(genitive, indefinite, plural) · duine(dative, indefinite, singular) · daoine(dative, indefinite, plural) · an duine(definite, nominative, singular) · na daoine(definite, nominative, plural) · an duine(definite, genitive, singular) · na ndaoine(definite, genitive, plural) · leis an duine(dative, definite, singular) · don duine(dative, definite, singular) · leis na daoine(dative, definite, plural) · duine(error-unrecognized-form) · dhuine(error-unrecognized-form) · nduine(error-unrecognized-form)