dóchasach
See also: dòchasach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
dóchasach (genitive singular masculine dóchasaigh, genitive singular feminine dóchasaí, plural dóchasacha, comparative dóchasaí)
Declension edit
Declension of dóchasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dóchasach | dhóchasach | dóchasacha; dhóchasacha² | |
| Vocative | dhóchasaigh | dóchasacha | ||
| Genitive | dóchasaí | dóchasacha | dóchasach | |
| Dative | dóchasach; dhóchasach¹ |
dhóchasach; dhóchasaigh (archaic) |
dóchasacha; dhóchasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dóchasaí | |||
| Superlative | is dóchasaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dóchasach | dhóchasach | ndóchasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dóchasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dóchasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dóchasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024