dooney
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From doon + -ey; historically from Old Irish dúnad. Cognate with Irish dúnadh and Scottish Gaelic dùnadh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dooney m
- verbal noun of doon, dooin
- shutting, closing
- enclosing, confining
- securing
- confinement
- Dooney ayns ny barrackyn ― Confinement to barracks.