daggním

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• degním

Etymology

From dag- +‎ gním.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaˌɡʲnʲiːβ̃]

Noun

daggním n

1. good deed
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 56^b15

     Ar chuingid inna sóinmech i mbïat ind ingoir, as·berat-som nád ndignet inna degnímu, húare is hi fochaidib bíthir hi suidib, ⁊ du·ngénat immurgu inna du⟨á⟩lchi, air is sóinmige ad·chotar tri sui{i}dib.

     Because of seeking the prosperity in which the impious are, they say that they will not do the good deeds, since it is in tribulations that one is in regard to these [good deeds], and that, however, they will engage in (lit. “do”) the vices, for it is prosperity that is obtained through these [vices].

Declension

Neuter u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	daggnímN	daggnímL	daggnímL, daggníma
Vocative	daggnímN	daggnímL	daggním
Accusative	daggnímN	daggnímL	daggním
Genitive	daggnímoH, daggnímaH	daggnímoN, daggnímaN	daggnímN
Dative	daggnímL	daggnímaib	daggnímaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: dea-ghníomh

Mutation

Mutation of daggním

radical	lenition	nasalization
daggním	daggním pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndaggním

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