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daonra

population

NounMasculineB1/ˈdˠeːn̪ˠɾˠə/

"daonra" means "population" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈdˠeːn̪ˠɾˠə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → dhaonra, Urú → ndaonra.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "daonra" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formdaonra
Séimhiúdhaonra
Urúndaonra

"daonra" in context

Is iad na Polannaigh an dream is mó inimirce go hÉirinn. Tá sé sin amhlaidh toisc a mhéad atá daonra na Polainne.

The Polish are the most numerous immigant group to Ireland. This is so because of the high population of Poland.

B2

2° Socrófar líon comhaltaí Dháil Éireann le dlí ó am go ham ach ní cead a lánlíon a bheith faoi bhun comhalta in aghaidh gach tríocha míle den daonra, ná os cionn comhalta in aghaidh gach fiche míle den daonra.

2° The number of members shall from time to time be fixed by law, but the total number of members of Dáil Éireann shall not be fixed at less than one member for each thirty thousand of the population, or at more than one member for each twenty thousand of the population.

C1

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