dúchroíoch

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Irish

Etymology

From dú- (“black, dark; evil”) +‎ croí (“heart”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dúchroíoch (genitive singular masculine dúchroíoch, genitive singular feminine dúchroíche, plural dúchroíocha, comparative dúchroíche)

  1. joyless, melancholic
  2. black-hearted, spiteful

Declension

Declension of dúchroíoch
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dúchroíoch dhúchroíoch dúchroíocha;
dhúchroíocha2
vocative dhúchroíoch dúchroíocha
genitive dúchroíche dúchroíocha dúchroíoch
dative dúchroíoch;
dhúchroíoch1 		dhúchroíoch dúchroíocha;
dhúchroíocha2
Comparative níos dúchroíche
Superlative is dúchroíche

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 dúchroíoch
radical lenition eclipsis
dúchroíoch dhúchroíoch ndúchroíoch

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

References

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