doíni

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dowenis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”) via a sense ‘mortal’. Despite the superficial similarity, not related to the singular duine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːi̯nʲi/

Noun

doíni

1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine

Derived terms

• doínacht

Descendants

• Irish: daoine
• Manx: deiney
• Scottish Gaelic: daoine

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
doíni	doíni pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndoíni
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.