dán

Irish (Donegal)

/d̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /d̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /d̪ˠæːnˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • (literary) gift, offering
  • (literary) craft, calling: allotted task
  • art, faculty, art of poetry
  • poem
  • one's lot, fate

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish dán (poem, gift, a profession as represented by its practisers collectively, function, art, an allotted task, endowment, an industrial pursuit of a skilled nature, an occupation, skill applied to the material subject-matter of art, the art of poetry, rhyme, especially the poetic faculty, trade, profession, skill, the members of a trade as a body, a payment, verse, skill in applying the principles of a special science, artistic faculty, calling, office, science, a craft, present, bestowal, song, business) inherited from Proto-Celtic *dānus inherited from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom (gift).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*déh₃nom

Gloss

gift

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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