deoch

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish deug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲɔx/

Noun

deoch f (genitive singular dí, nominative plural deochanna or deocha)

1. drink; draught, potion

   Proverb: Is túisce deoch ná scéal. ― One should offer a drink before asking for news.

2. quantity of liquid; infusion, wash

Declension

With strong plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deoch deochanna Vocative a dheoch a dheochanna Genitive dí deochanna Dative deoch digh (archaic, dialectal) deochanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deoch na deochanna Genitive na dí na ndeochanna Dative leis an deoch leis an digh (archaic, dialectal) don deoch don digh (archaic, dialectal) leis na deochanna

With weak plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deoch deocha Vocative a dheoch a dheocha Genitive dí deoch Dative deoch digh (archaic, dialectal) deocha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deoch na deocha Genitive na dí na ndeoch Dative leis an deoch leis an digh (archaic, dialectal) don deoch don digh (archaic, dialectal) leis na deocha

Derived terms

• ar deoch
• caiteoir dí
• d'aon deoch
• deoch an dorais
• deoch chodlata
• deoch chroíúil
• deoch chrua
• deoch dhearmaid
• deoch láidir
• deoch leighis
• deoch shláinte
• deoch shuain
• lucht dí
• tomhaisín dí

 

Related terms

• ól

Verb

deoch (present analytic deochann, future analytic deochfaidh, verbal noun deochadh, past participle deochta)

1. (transitive) immerse, cover with liquid

Conjugation

conjugation of deoch (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	deochaim	deochann tú; deochair†	deochann sé, sí	deochaimid	deochann sibh	deochann siad; deochaid†	a dheochann; a dheochas / a ndeochann*; a ndeochas*	deochtar
	past	dheoch mé; dheochas	dheoch tú; dheochais	dheoch sé, sí	dheochamar; dheoch muid	dheoch sibh; dheochabhair	dheoch siad; dheochadar	a dheoch / ar dheoch*	deochadh
	past habitual	dheochainn / ndeochainn‡‡	dheochtá / ndeochtᇇ	dheochadh sé, sí / ndeochadh sé, s퇇	dheochaimis; dheochadh muid / ndeochaimis‡‡; ndeochadh muid‡‡	dheochadh sibh / ndeochadh sibh‡‡	dheochaidís; dheochadh siad / ndeochaidís‡‡; ndeochadh siad‡‡	a dheochadh / a ndeochadh*	dheochtaí / ndeochta퇇
future		deochfaidh mé; deochfad	deochfaidh tú; deochfair†	deochfaidh sé, sí	deochfaimid; deochfaidh muid	deochfaidh sibh	deochfaidh siad; deochfaid†	a dheochfaidh; a dheochfas / a ndeochfaidh*; a ndeochfas*	deochfar
conditional		dheochfainn / ndeochfainn‡‡	dheochfá / ndeochfᇇ	dheochfadh sé, sí / ndeochfadh sé, s퇇	dheochfaimis; dheochfadh muid / ndeochfaimis‡‡; ndeochfadh muid‡‡	dheochfadh sibh / ndeochfadh sibh‡‡	dheochfaidís; dheochfadh siad / ndeochfaidís‡‡; ndeochfadh siad‡‡	a dheochfadh / a ndeochfadh*	dheochfaí / ndeochfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ndeocha mé; go ndeochad†	go ndeocha tú; go ndeochair†	go ndeocha sé, sí	go ndeochaimid; go ndeocha muid	go ndeocha sibh	go ndeocha siad; go ndeochaid†	—	go ndeochtar
	past	dá ndeochainn	dá ndeochtá	dá ndeochadh sé, sí	dá ndeochaimis; dá ndeochadh muid	dá ndeochadh sibh	dá ndeochaidís; dá ndeochadh siad	—	dá ndeochtaí
imperative		deochaim	deoch	deochadh sé, sí	deochaimis	deochaigí; deochaidh†	deochaidís	—	deochtar
verbal noun		deochadh
past participle		deochta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deoch	dheoch	ndeoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “deog, deoch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish deug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲɔx/

Noun

deoch f (genitive singular dighe or dibhe, plural deochan or deochannan)

1. drink
2. drunkenness

   Tha an deoch orm.

   I am drunk.

Derived terms

• deoch an dorais
• deoch an uil-ìoc
• deoch làidir
• deoch-bhàn
• deoch-bhiugh
• deoch-cadail
• deoch-eiridinn
• deoch-eòlais
• deoch-ìobairt
• deoch-lag
• deoch-liomaid
• deoch-maidne
• deoch-mairt
• deoch-réite
• deoch-rèith
• deoch-sgliap
• deoch-slàinte
• deoch-thumte
• deoch-uasal
• tinneas na dighe

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
deoch	dheoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “deoch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “deog, deoch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language