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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish dúthchas (compare Scottish Gaelic dùthchas, Manx dooghys).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
dúchas m (genitive singular dúchais)
- hereditary right, heritage
- natural affinity
- instinct
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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dúchas
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dhúchas
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ndúchas
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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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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dúthchas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 62, page 32
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 73
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 331, page 115
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