dúlagar

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Irish

Etymology

From dú- (intensive prefix) +‎ lagar (“weakeness”).

Noun

dúlagar m (genitive singular dúlagair, nominative plural dúlagracha)

(uncountable) depression
Synonym: lionn dubh

Tá dúlagar uirthi/Tá sí faoi dhúlagar.
She is depressed.
- 2023 November 6, Roibeárd Ó Cuinn, “Labhraimis faoi dhúlagar”, in The Irish Times‎, Tuarascáil:
  Is meabhairghalar é dúlagar a chuireann isteach ar ghiúmar, ar fheidhmiú inchinne, ar leibhéil fuinnimh, ar chodladh agus ar ár mbraistint folláine.
  Depression is a mental illness that affects mood, brain function, energy levels, sleep and our sense of well-being.
(countable) depressive episode

Declension

Declension of dúlagar (first declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	dúlagar	ddúlagracha
vocative	a dhúlagair	a dhdúlagracha
genitive	dúlagair	ddúlagracha
dative	dúlagar	ddúlagracha

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an dúlagar	na ddúlagracha
genitive	an dúlagair	na nddúlagracha
dative	leis an dúlagar don dúlagar	leis na ddúlagracha

Derived terms

dúlagar iarthuismidh m (“postpartum depression”)
dúlagrach m (“depressive”)
dúlagrán m (“depressant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *dúlagar*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
dúlagar	dhúlagar	ndúlagar

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

Further reading

“dúlagar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

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