dobharchú

Irish

dobharchú

Etymology

From Old Irish doburchú. By surface analysis, dobhar (“water”) +‎ cú (“hound”).

Noun

dobharchú m or f (genitive singular dobharchú or dobharchon, nominative plural dobharchúnna or dobharchoin)

1. otter

   Synonyms: cú dobhráin, dobhrán, madra uisce

Declension

Declension of dobharchú

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dobharchú dobharchúnna Vocative a dhobharchú a dhobharchúnna Genitive dobharchú dobharchúnna Dative dobharchú dobharchúnna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dobharchú na dobharchúnna Genitive an dobharchú na ndobharchúnna Dative leis an dobharchú don dobharchú leis na dobharchúnna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dobharchú	dhobharchú	ndobharchú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dobharchú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “otter”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “dobharchú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.