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dúchosach

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dubh (“black”) +‎ cos (“leg”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

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  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔxəsˠəx/[1] (as if spelled dochasach)

Adjective

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dúchosach (genitive singular masculine dúchosaigh, genitive singular feminine dúchosaí, plural dúchosacha, not comparable)

  1. black-footed

Declension

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Declension of dúchosach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dúchosach dhúchosach dúchosacha;
dhúchosacha²
Vocative dhúchosaigh dúchosacha
Genitive dúchosaí dúchosacha dúchosach
Dative dúchosach;
dhúchosach¹ 		dhúchosach;
dhúchosaigh (archaic) 		dúchosacha;
dhúchosacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

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dúchosach m (genitive singular dúchosaigh, nominative plural dúchosaigh)

  1. maidenhair (Adiantum capillus-veneris)

Declension

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Declension of dúchosach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dúchosach dúchosaigh
Vocative a dhúchosaigh a dhúchosacha
Genitive dúchosaigh dúchosach
Dative dúchosach dúchosaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dúchosach na dúchosaigh
Genitive an dúchosaigh na ndúchosach
Dative leis an dúchosach

don dúchosach

leis na dúchosaigh

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dúchosach dhúchosach ndúchosach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 67

Further reading

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