dóchúil
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
dóchúil (genitive singular masculine dóchúil, genitive singular feminine dóchúla, plural dóchúla, comparative dóchúla)
Declension edit
Declension of dóchúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dóchúil | dhóchúil | dóchúla; dhóchúla² | |
| Vocative | dhóchúil | dóchúla | ||
| Genitive | dóchúla | dóchúla | dóchúil | |
| Dative | dóchúil; dhóchúil¹ |
dhóchúil | dóchúla; dhóchúla² | |
| Comparative | níos dóchúla | |||
| Superlative | is dóchúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dóchúil | dhóchúil | ndóchúil |
| 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) “dóchúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dóchúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.