dorcha
See also: Dorcha
Contents
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
dorcha (comparative dorcha or doirche)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of dorcha
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dorcha | dhorcha | dorcha; dhorcha² |
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| Vocative | dhorcha | dorcha | ||
| Genitive | dorcha | dorcha | dorcha | |
| Dative | dorcha; dhorcha¹ |
dhorcha | dorcha; dhorcha² |
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| Comparative | níos dorcha | |||
| Superlative | is dorcha | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: doirche
AntonymsEdit
- (dark): sorcha (“bright”)
- (shy): suáilceach (“joyful, pleasant”)
Derived termsEdit
- dorchacht (“darkness”)
- fear dorcha (“blind man”)
MutationEdit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dorcha | dhorcha | ndorcha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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ReferencesEdit
- “dorċa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "dorcha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.