déan

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See also: dean, Dean, deán, and dèan

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish ·dénai, prototonic form of do·gní.

The past indicative independent form rinne, formerly do-rinne, is from Old Irish do·rigni, deuterotonic form of the perfect tense of do·gní.

The past indicative dependent form dearna is from Old Irish *·dernai (compare ·dernus (1st sg.), ·dernais (2nd sg.), ·dernad (passive)), prototonic form of the perfect tense of do·gní.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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déan (present analytic déanann, future analytic déanfaidh, verbal noun déanamh, past participle déanta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) do
  2. (transitive) make
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 84
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 155–156:a sháith lé déanamh ə ha: l′e: d′i:nu:
  3. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; 2), Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, pages 4, 15, 45

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English dean.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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déan m (genitive singular déin, nominative plural déin)

  1. dean
Declension
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Declension of déan (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative déan déin
vocative a dhéin a dhéana
genitive déin déan
dative déan déin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an déan na déin
genitive an déin na ndéan
dative leis an déan
don déan
leis na déin
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Further reading

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of déan
radical lenition eclipsis
déan dhéan ndéan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.