Irish

Proper noun

An Domhan m ‎(genitive An Domhain)

1. Earth

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) Mearcair, Véineas, Domhan, Mars, Iúpatar, Satarn, Úránas, Neiptiún

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

Domhan m ‎(genitive singular Domhain, plural Domhain)

1. Universe

Derived terms

• an Domhan Ùr
• an Treas Domhan

Irish

Noun

domhan m ‎(genitive singular domhain, nominative plural domhain)

1. earth, world

   an domhan thoir‎ ― the East

   an domhan thiar‎ ― the West, the Western world

   1. world, universe
   2. (literary) the earthly life, secular interests
   3. a vast amount, number, quantity

   an domhan acu‎ ― a vast number of them

2. (literary) domain

   mo dhomhan dúchais‎

   my native domain

Declension

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (world): saol

Mutation

References

• “doṁan” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "domhan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 domun” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• domhainn
• dothan

Etymology

From Old Irish domun ‎(“the world”).

Noun

domhan m ‎(genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)

1. the world, the universe

Synonyms

• cruinne-cè
• saoghal

Derived terms

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “1 domun” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.