dochma

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish dochma, from Old Irish do- + cummae.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

dochma m (genitive singular dochma)

  1. discomfort
    Synonym: míchompord
    obair gan dochma ― easy, light work
  2. reluctance
    Synonyms: mífhonn, drogall
  3. moroseness
    Synonym: dúrantacht

Declension

Declension of dochma (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dochma
vocative a dhochma
genitive dochma
dative dochma
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dochma
genitive an dochma
dative leis an dochma
don dochma

Adjective

dochma

  1. morose
    Synonyms: gruama, duairc
  2. reluctant
    Synonym: drogallach

Declension

Declension of dochma
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dochma dhochma dochma;
dhochma2
vocative dhochma dochma
genitive dochma dochma dochma
dative dochma;
dhochma1 		dhochma dochma;
dhochma2
Comparative níos dochma
Superlative is dochma

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 dochma
radical lenition eclipsis
dochma dhochma ndochma

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dochma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 dochma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 227, page 115

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