/ˈd̪̊ɯ̃ɲə/, /d̪̊ɯɲ/, [ˈd̪̊ĩɲə]
TùsFrom Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).
- masculineman (gender-specific)
- masculineperson, body, individual (gender-neutral)
“1911 (Birlinn Limited), Edward Dwelly: The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary:
Duine gun mhath gun chron, is motha a chron na a mhath. ― A man that's neither good nor ill is more ill than good.”
- masculinehusband, married man
“an duine agam” — my husband
- masculineone
“Is fheudar dha duine a-riamh a dh'aithneachadh na thathar a' dèanamh le fhèin an duine.” — One must always know what one is doing with oneself.
“Chan eil fios aig duine a riamh.” — One never knows.
Cruthanduine(genitive, singular) · daoine(plural) · duine(error-unrecognized-form) · dhuine(error-unrecognized-form)
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