dorcha

See also: Dorcha

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IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish dorchae.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌɾˠəxə/

AdjectiveEdit

dorcha ‎(comparative dorcha or doirche)

1. dark
2. hidden, secret, mysterious
3. shy
4. blind

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dorcha

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dorcha	dhorcha	dorcha; dhorcha²
Vocative	dhorcha		dorcha
Genitive		dorcha	dorcha	dorcha
Dative	dorcha; dhorcha¹	dhorcha	dorcha; dhorcha²
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): subháilceach ‎(“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.

ReferencesEdit

• “dorċa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "dorcha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Scottish GaelicEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• dorch

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish dorchae.

AdjectiveEdit

dorcha ‎(comparative duirche)

1. dark

AntonymsEdit

• soilleir
• sorcha

Derived termsEdit

• dorchaich, darken
• dubh dorch, pitch black
• Na Linntean Dorcha, Dark Ages
• seòmar dorcha, darkroom