Donegal

See also: donegal

English

Etymology

Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/, /ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/, /ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑnɪɡɔl/, /ˈdɑnɪɡəl/
• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˌdʌniˈɡɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl
• Hyphenation: Don‧e‧gal

Proper noun

Donegal

English Wikipedia has articles on:

Donegal (town) and County Donegal

Wikipedia Wikipedia

1. A county in northern Ireland.
2. A town in County Donegal.

Coordinate terms

• Far-Downer

Derived terms

• Donegal Bay

Translations

county in Ireland

Arabic: دُونِيجَال m (dūnigāl) Chinese: Mandarin: 多尼戈爾 / 多尼戈尔 (Duōnígē'ěr) Finnish: Donegal Georgian: დონეგალი (donegali) German: Donegal (de) n Irish: Dún na nGall m, Contae Dhún na nGall m, Tír Chonaill f Italian: Donegal m Japanese: ドニゴール (Donigōru), ドニゴール州 (Donigōru-shū) Korean: 도니골 (Donigol), 도니골 주 (Donigol ju) Macedonian: Донего́л m (Donegól) Manx: Doon ny Ghoal, Coontae Ghoon ny Ghoal Russian: Донего́л m (Donegól) Scottish Gaelic: Dùn nan Gall m Ukrainian: Донего́л m (Donehól)

town in county Donegal

Finnish: Donegal Irish: Dún na nGall m Manx: Doon ny Ghoal m Scottish Gaelic: Dùn nan Gall m

Noun

Donegal (countable and uncountable, plural Donegals)

1. A type of coarse tweed made in this county.
2. (by extension) A coat made from this tweed.

Anagrams

• D'Angelo, Dangelo, goeland