dóchasach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dóchas +‎ -ach.

Adjective

dóchasach (genitive singular masculine dóchasaigh, genitive singular feminine dóchasaí, plural dóchasacha, comparative dóchasaí)

  1. hopeful, sanguine

Declension

Declension of dóchasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dóchasach dhóchasach dóchasacha;
dhóchasacha2
vocative dhóchasaigh dóchasacha
genitive dóchasaí dóchasacha dóchasach
dative dóchasach;
dhóchasach1 		dhóchasach;
dhóchasaigh (archaic) 		dóchasacha;
dhóchasacha2
Comparative níos dóchasaí
Superlative is dóchasaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of dóchasach
radical lenition eclipsis
dóchasach dhóchasach ndóchasach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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