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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish doccumail. Etymological antonym of sócúl.
Pronunciation
Noun
dócúl m (genitive singular dócúil)
- difficulty, distress, discomfort
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “dócúl”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doccumail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sócaṁal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 667
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dócúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN