dúchroíoch
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom dú- (“black, dark; evil”) + croí (“heart”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editdúchroíoch (genitive singular masculine dúchroíoch, genitive singular feminine dúchroíche, plural dúchroíocha, comparative dúchroíche)
Declension
editDeclension of dúchroíoch
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dúchroíoch | dhúchroíoch | dúchroíocha; dhúchroíocha² | |
Vocative | dhúchroíoch | dúchroíocha | ||
Genitive | dúchroíche | dúchroíocha | dúchroíoch | |
Dative | dúchroíoch; dhúchroíoch¹ |
dhúchroíoch | dúchroíocha; dhúchroíocha² | |
Comparative | níos dúchroíche | |||
Superlative | is dúchroíche |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dúchroíoch | dhúchroíoch | ndúchroíoch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúchroíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN