damhna

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish damnae (“stuff or material out of which something is made; matter; cause, reason, motive”), from Proto-Celtic *damniyom (“material, substance”), from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥-n-eyós, from *dem- (“to build (up)”). === Noun === damhna m (genitive singular damhna, nominative plural damhnaí) matter substance, material subject (for), cause (of) (literary, of person) ’makings’, eligible person ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “damhna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “damnae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “damhna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “damhna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish damnae (“the stuff or material out of which something is wrought or created; heir; matter, cause, reason, motive”), from Proto-Celtic *damniyom (“material, substance”), from *dem- (“to build (up)”). === Noun === damhna m cause, reason ==== Derived terms ==== rìgh-damhna (“king's heir”) === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “damhna”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “damnae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language