dúchosach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dubh (“black”) +‎ cos (“leg”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔxəsˠəx/[1] (as if spelled dochasach)

Adjective

dúchosach (genitive singular masculine dúchosaigh, genitive singular feminine dúchosaí, plural dúchosacha, not comparable)

  1. black-footed

Declension

Declension of dúchosach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dúchosach dhúchosach dúchosacha;
dhúchosacha2
vocative dhúchosaigh dúchosacha
genitive dúchosaí dúchosacha dúchosach
dative dúchosach;
dhúchosach1 		dhúchosach;
dhúchosaigh (archaic) 		dúchosacha;
dhúchosacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

dúchosach m (genitive singular dúchosaigh, nominative plural dúchosaigh)

  1. maidenhair (Adiantum capillus-veneris)

Declension

Declension of dúchosach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dúchosach dúchosaigh
vocative a dhúchosaigh a dhúchosacha
genitive dúchosaigh dúchosach
dative dúchosach dúchosaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dúchosach na dúchosaigh
genitive an dúchosaigh na ndúchosach
dative leis an dúchosach
don dúchosach 		leis na dúchosaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúchosach
radical lenition eclipsis
dúchosach dhúchosach ndúchosach

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 67

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