dearcadh

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠku/

Autonomous past verb form

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠku/

Imperative verb form

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲaɾˠkətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲaɾˠkəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲaɾˠkətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲaɾˠkuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲaɾˠkətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲaɾˠku/

Noun

dearcadh m (genitive singular as substantive dearcaidh, genitive as verbal noun dearctha)

1. verbal noun of dearc
2. point of view (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs)

Declension

Substantive:

Declension of dearcadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dearcadh Vocative a dhearcaidh Genitive dearcaidh Dative dearcadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an dearcadh Genitive an dearcaidh Dative leis an dearcadh don dearcadh

Verbal noun:

Declension of dearcadh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dearcadh Vocative a dhearcadh Genitive dearctha Dative dearcadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an dearcadh Genitive an dearctha Dative leis an dearcadh don dearcadh

Verb

dearcadh

1. inflection of dearc:
   1. autonomous past indicative
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearcadh	dhearcadh	ndearcadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54