dúch

See also: duch and Duch

Irish

Alternative forms

• dubhach (obsolete)

Etymology

From dubh (“black”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːx/

Noun

dúch m (genitive singular dúigh, nominative plural dúigh)

1. black ink; ink

   Proverb: Níor eitigh páipéar bán dúch riamh. ― Youth is impressionable. (literally “Blank paper never rejected ink.”)

2. black colouring substance found in bog

Declension

Declension of dúch

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dúch dúigh Vocative a dhúigh a dhúcha Genitive dúigh dúch Dative dúch dúigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dúch na dúigh Genitive an dúigh na ndúch Dative leis an dúch don dúch leis na dúigh

Derived terms

• dúch clódóireachta (“printing ink”)
• dúch cóipeála (“copying ink”)
• dúch cudail (“sepia”)
• dúch Indiach (“Indian ink”)
• dúchaire (“stamping-pad”)
• dúchán (“inkholder, ink-well”)
• ribín dúigh (“inking ribbon”)
• rollán dúigh (“inking roller”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dúch	dhúch	ndúch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN