From dú- (“black, dark; evil”) + croí (“heart”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
dúchroíoch (genitive singular masculine dúchroíoch, genitive singular feminine dúchroíche, plural dúchroíocha, comparative dúchroíche)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dúchroíoch | dhúchroíoch | ndúchroíoch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |