deoch

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish deug.

Pronunciation

Noun

deoch f (genitive singular dí, nominative plural deochanna or deocha)

  1. drink; draught, potion
    Proverb: Is túisce deoch ná scéal. ― One should offer a drink before asking for news.
  2. quantity of liquid; infusion, wash

Declension

With strong plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative deoch deochanna
Vocative a dheoch a dheochanna
Genitive dí deochanna
Dative deoch
digh (archaic, dialectal) 		deochanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an deoch na deochanna
Genitive na dí na ndeochanna
Dative leis an deoch
leis an digh (archaic, dialectal)

don deoch
don digh (archaic, dialectal)

leis na deochanna

With weak plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative deoch deocha
Vocative a dheoch a dheocha
Genitive dí deoch
Dative deoch
digh (archaic, dialectal) 		deocha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an deoch na deocha
Genitive na dí na ndeoch
Dative leis an deoch
leis an digh (archaic, dialectal)

don deoch
don digh (archaic, dialectal)

leis na deocha

Derived terms

Verb

deoch (present analytic deochann, future analytic deochfaidh, verbal noun deochadh, past participle deochta)

  1. (transitive) immerse, cover with liquid

Conjugation

conjugation of deoch (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present deochaim deochann tú;
deochair† 		deochann sé, sí deochaimid deochann sibh deochann siad;
deochaid† 		a dheochann; a dheochas /
a ndeochann*; a ndeochas* 		deochtar
past dheoch mé; dheochas dheoch tú; dheochais dheoch sé, sí dheochamar; dheoch muid dheoch sibh; dheochabhair dheoch siad; dheochadar a dheoch /
ar dheoch* 		deochadh
past habitual dheochainn / ndeochainn‡‡ dheochtá / ndeochtᇇ dheochadh sé, sí / ndeochadh sé, s퇇 dheochaimis; dheochadh muid / ndeochaimis‡‡; ndeochadh muid‡‡ dheochadh sibh / ndeochadh sibh‡‡ dheochaidís; dheochadh siad / ndeochaidís‡‡; ndeochadh siad‡‡ a dheochadh /
a ndeochadh* 		dheochtaí / ndeochta퇇
future deochfaidh mé;
deochfad 		deochfaidh tú;
deochfair† 		deochfaidh sé, sí deochfaimid;
deochfaidh muid 		deochfaidh sibh deochfaidh siad;
deochfaid† 		a dheochfaidh; a dheochfas /
a ndeochfaidh*; a ndeochfas* 		deochfar
conditional dheochfainn / ndeochfainn‡‡ dheochfá / ndeochfᇇ dheochfadh sé, sí / ndeochfadh sé, s퇇 dheochfaimis; dheochfadh muid / ndeochfaimis‡‡; ndeochfadh muid‡‡ dheochfadh sibh / ndeochfadh sibh‡‡ dheochfaidís; dheochfadh siad / ndeochfaidís‡‡; ndeochfadh siad‡‡ a dheochfadh /
a ndeochfadh* 		dheochfaí / ndeochfa퇇
subjunctive present go ndeocha mé;
go ndeochad† 		go ndeocha tú;
go ndeochair† 		go ndeocha sé, sí go ndeochaimid;
go ndeocha muid 		go ndeocha sibh go ndeocha siad;
go ndeochaid† 		— go ndeochtar
past dá ndeochainn dá ndeochtá dá ndeochadh sé, sí dá ndeochaimis;
dá ndeochadh muid 		dá ndeochadh sibh dá ndeochaidís;
dá ndeochadh siad 		— dá ndeochtaí
imperative deochaim deoch deochadh sé, sí deochaimis deochaigí;
deochaidh† 		deochaidís — deochtar
verbal noun deochadh
past participle deochta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deoch dheoch ndeoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish deug.

Pronunciation

Noun

deoch f (genitive singular dighe or dibhe, plural deochan or deochannan)

  1. drink
  2. drunkenness
    Tha an deoch orm.
    I am drunk.

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
deoch dheoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “deoch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “deog, deoch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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