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Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
dócha
- (predicative only) likely, probable (generally follows the copula is or one of its forms)
Is dócha go dtiocfaidh sé anocht.- It’s likely that he’ll come tonight; He’ll probably come tonight.
Cuirfidh sé báisteach amárach? — Ní dócha.- Will it rain tomorrow? — Not likely/Probably not.
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| dócha
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dhócha
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ndócha
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dócha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dócha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dócha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024